http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason "Law enforcement officials say the proposed policy would help them do exactly what Congress demanded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: Root out terrorists before they strike." en-us Those who argue "It's okay if you have nothing to hide", do not know their history. Once it gets started, everyone has something to hide. "In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist; And then they came for the unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a unionist; And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew; When they came for me...there was no one left to speak up for me." (--Martin Niemöller, paraphrased) In Stalinist USSR, everyone had something to hide. Not because everyone was treasonous, but because the government could freely ruin their lives on any suspicion, with no proof, on a whim, due to such profiling. Falkon1313 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:43:37 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason While I agree that it is not right for the government to randomly profile its citizens I can't seem to get too worried about it either. I look at our bumbling Keystone Cops government and think "What am I worried about? You can't even change a tire." All the profiling will amount to are some individual civil rights violations, which is bad enough, no question. But as for a systemic consolidation of power? Sometimes I wish our government had that much on the ball. emmmapeel82 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:07:04 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason You know, I remember quite vividly having a discussion on profiling with my uncle while visiting him out of town. The following day, on my way back home from visiting him, I was pulled over in small town Texas for a broken headlight housing, accused of smoking weed, which I don't, and was beleaguered and coerced into a full search of my vehicle with the threat of "a ride down to the station," and my uncle was outraged. Of course, I learned later from a lawyer friend that I had a complete right to deny search of my car, but the profiling had already taken its toll. The state troopers were going to pull me over regardless, and it was only because I was young, kinda scruffy looking, and driving a "cheap" car. But with the way things are going now, get ready for it anyway. pull out the RFID-Blocking Passport Covers and the foil hats, and get ready for the long haul. It's going to take a miracle or a revolution to turn this one around. punksnot19 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:09:57 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason It is very clear to me that we let profiling and discrimination continue on and do we think that the terrorists will continue to keep the same look, habits, etc? No, they will change it up then all you have is a bunch of pissed off people who have been discriminated against through profiling. I'm curious as to how well they believe their profiling to be. Many terrorists that we have encountered were martyrs willing to give their lives. How do you profile that? Do you assume everyone who does not look well off may have been willing to take money to blow up themselves and a plane. It simply makes no sense in these times. Constance Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:49:48 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason If the government has the gumption to spy on me and listen to my conversations and basically take away my right to free speech because they feel like they can, then give me back my tax money because I'm not paying for it. I should just boycott by moving to Spain or some foreign country where they actually respect the residents. The day they implement this rule that it's okay to spy on people, I'm going to just casually tap some government officials phone and say " you said we could do it right?" or just start having conversations about cheese. ONLY CHEESE. ginnyemchick Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:38:14 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Considering the high risk that we face if traveling, I feel that the government already uses profiling. It is not unrealistic to think that this is harsh or unjust. Safety and security is on everyone's mind. Why should anyone assume that because they are a US Citizen they would never plan an attack on their own soil. That is foolish. There have been many instances where I was stopped or checked for one reason or another. I am an American Citizen with nothing to hide. Why should someone feel that they should not be profiled. It doesn't have to do with their race or gender, it could be anything. Safely and security is of the most important concern. People should be willing to see waht the justice department has to offer without making assumptions. mixitup Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:20:32 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I think this is completely wrong. What happens to "innocent until proven guilty" ?? Are we now going to be "guilty until proven innocent" ? In the article it mentions how they will put together a list of traits that they will look for to determinte potential threats. The traits they use as an example are "travel to regions of the world known for terrorist activity, access to weapons or military training, along with the person's race or ethnicity." Does this mean that a person of Arab descent (US Citizen), who is/was a member of the US Army and decides to travel to the Middle East to learn more about his ancestors, could be considered a terroist and interogated by the FBI? It seems a bit harsh and unjust to me. mnmarty03 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:27:19 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Although I agree with the basic right of a nation to defend itself and its citizens against possible attacks, it should be done with a very calm and determined stance. Profiling without any restrictions will just help to solidify the existing bias within the government organisations and would end up possibly causing some neutral individuals to join the ill-conceived goals that they are trying to prevent. A Big Brother Society will only solidify power in a handful of individuals and give them the authority to disrupt other people's live for no good reason. By its very nature, profiling requires a template that you have to fit your possible opponents to. The template will have to be generalized and would reflect your ideas about what their profile might be. molla61 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:56:49 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Please not the sarcasm in my title. If we start to profile people (legally) we are giving the up the freedoms and the rights our country is based on. There is no point in protecting our country, if it isn't our country we are protecting. Our core and our beliefs are based on freedoms that other countries do not have. We have terrorist because we believe in these rights, why conform to their beliefs! It means they win! Kballs Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:52:01 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Its rather very depressing to hear that the government would go to such an extent , profiling has to be imposed means imposing it on obama himself , cause hes of black descent , if he has the rights to exist in his unharmful motive in america , other residents are also privileged the same , if profiling is excecuted , it may blow up as an immense issue , further growing in shaking the rule of democracy of america itself . THARANIROBUSTER Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:16:07 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason By itself, profiling sounds like a really good thing. It would appear rational, and logical because after all, people unconciously 'profile' in their heads naturally - based on previous experience with a certain race or type of people. The PROBLEM with allowing the government to do this legally, however is when you think about WHERE it will stop. TODAY the government wants to profile.. and its to 'protect' us from terrorists.. and to keep us all safe. However, WHAT will be the criteria used for the his so called legal profiling? Today... its 'muslem extremist' types... but tomorrow will it be Korean types.. and then because no one can tell the difference between Koreans and chinese, then will they start profiling chinese just to be safe.. and then japanese.. and then, micronesian.. the list is endless. Before you know it, EVERYONE will be profiled in some way or another 'for safety sake'. This is prejudice in its worse form. Then you have the problem of creeping law. We allow this to become 'normal' law and it relaxes the strictures placed on law. Soon it will be ok for employers to 'profile' and then schools and then.. then.. then. Additionally, once we give the government THIS kind of power over us, they will take another step closer to wiping out our freedoms. What will the next law be 'for our safety' that they can brain wash us into accepting? And before we know it, we will be a communist country 'for safety sake'. This is a scary 'first step' if you ask me.. and there are other ways of protecting our precious Nation, than pure and unadulterated prejudice!! FionaO Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:13:03 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I do not like it when my constitutional rights are threatened. It makes me scared that we are heading in a "big brother" direction. I do not want to be subjected to random searches if some idiot cops are bored and you know they will get a large bonus if they find something so they might start falsifying information. This just sounds like a bad idea all around. steph777 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:10:10 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Profiling has been around for a very long time. It's just that now it is more public. We need a form of profiling in this world. It's just one more step to keeping us all safe. acasmith Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:10:13 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I am amazed that people are so opposed to profiling. We 'profile' people every day. We try to size up the person who is in the next car to see if he will suddenly become violent. We look carefully at our neighbors to see if it is safe to keep the windows open. We look at the person next to us at the airport and consider if they could do us harm. I think I would like to have professionals doing the profiling so I don't have to. Maybe if we had more profiling we could avoid problems before they become incidents. As I said, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about. cangel818 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:18:47 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason This has been coming for a long time. The government can control all aspects of our lives all in the name of stopping terrorism. Shouldn't the government fear its citizens because we hold the power instead of the other way around? edward1975 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:14:42 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Of course, there was no "right of privacy" written into the original Constitution or Bill of Rights. Still, if we consider "due process", investigating ANYONE for "no reason" without independent review by a justice of the peace cannot be conscientiously supported. I cannot believe there are people who say that racial profiling actually works. I recommend a book called "Civil Liberties vs. National Security in a Post-9/11 World". It has a large section on racial profiling. frederickding Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:55:54 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I am still surprised how many people believe all those 911 setup scenario. Like in the world wars and other events in the past, manufactored events have been created to gain control over the masses. Its like Orwell is coming into life right before your eyes! nudebrain Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:11:37 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason There are a several aspects of this argument that I would like to address: First, let's make some distinction between what we expect of foreign nationals who are visiting our county and American citizens. I think the government has a right to investigate those who wish to enter the country, admit only those they do not consider dangerous and monitor their actions while here. I don't think they should be doing any of that with US citizens. Next, when the recent administration does attemped to monitor US citizens, it does a lousy job of it. We are tapping the phones of innocent people and taking the needle-in-a-haystack approach to finding terrorists. 85-yr-olds are removing their shoes at the airport and throwing out their mouthwash. Come on, people! Finally, we seem to be getting confused about what the various intelligence agencies are for and what the court system is designed to do. Before phones are tapped, a judge is supposed to determine whether or not a warrant is justified. Equity is a very important concept. Allowing the government to arbitrarily treat certain people as suspects, without proof that would pass a judge's scrutiny, violates the law of the land. flgoodeye Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:33:27 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I find it scary that we do not get more upset about this. By allowing the government access to these, we are allowing them into our lives. While I have nothing to hide, I do not need the government monitoring my life until they decide I have done something wrong. If the government is so conderned about certain people, they need to go through the proper channels and get the appropriate warrants in order to watch them and monitor their conversations. We should not write a blank check. genaruthp Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:50:29 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I think We really do not need this kind of Government control. jfrodo Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:59:12 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason It's great the Justice Department is considering to allow the FBI to engage in racial profiling. The only issue is that it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Seriously, people, think about this: do you want law enforcement to engage in activities that will all but guarantee these people will never be convicted of anything they are charged with because the evidence is going to be thrown out of court? If these people really are as bad as the FBI claims, then at least make sure we can build a case against them! If not, then such a policy actually WEAKENS our ability to stop terrorism, since we won't be able to imprison them and keep them from doing something the next time. weloseourselves Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:04:08 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Sadly, the powers that be can and will use everything available to them to increase their power. Mr Hoover must have dreamt of information gathering powers such as this blaki Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:04:08 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason If it were an algorithm finding terrorists, it would be great, but if humans are the doers of the profiling, human error and prejudice will be key aspects of the problem. Furthermore, even the FBI doesn't need to have access to every-day Americans' information. thisdude415 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:38:04 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I feel we have to do some profiling. You know the saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me". We have to learn from our mistakes. Profiling helps us have a chance to stop the bad guys before they get us. Better to err on the side of caution. Maybe you can't live with that. But, guess what, a lot of people won't live without it! YYY1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:19:04 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Profiling in this day and age is needed to keep us all safe and secure. I am sure it will be done without invading anyones constitutional rights, and without merit. pickles Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:35:32 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason If you are not doing things that would make you a target of this type of investigation you have nothing to worry about. It's better to have these people being scrutinized BEFORE they fly into our buildings. Plus, a lot of people they will be investigating aren't here legally so we can get them out. mtrybak Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:46:48 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason With so many people on the earth they would not be able to do this affectively. We cannot relinquish our rights just because we are afraid. This is how tyrants come into power. The German people let Hitler do as he wished because they were afraid. That is just the beginning of a totalitarian state! popnfresh Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:07:21 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I don't know about everyone else, but I haven't forgotten 9/11. If people want to cry let them cry. If you aren't doing anything wrong then you have nothing to hide. If you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about. Make sense? arkjarhead Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:30:21 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Profiling is only good if it serves a purpose. If there is no need to profile we should not do it. The main reason is beacuse profiling can create division amon our citizens. We have created enough visions on ouw own without having anyone else to do it for us. Profiling is good if it serves a purpose, but if it does not then what is th eneed. Is there a need for you to close a door that is already closed. Or even to open a door that is already open. I am a citizen with nothing to hide and I am wid eopen to the idea of profiling if it is used to help ensure the safety of this country. On the other hand I am a frugal person as well. There is no need to create another expense that Americans will be liable for. Profiling is no good. MARQUISHAEDDINGTON Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:37:51 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Stereotypes may not apply in every single case, to every single individual of a social group, but when that social group has an abnormally high incidence of crime, investigations instigated as a result of racial profiling will yield a higher amount of arrests due to higher, more focused amounts of investigation. Accordingly, crime will be lowered as a result of racial profiling. You see, using law enforcement resources on groups that are not statistically likely to commit crimes is a waste of taxpayer money. It is a waste of MY money. Resources should be shifted to investigating social groups who do commit more crimes, in the pursuit of lowering overall crime rates. To close -- honestly, I believe that the only people who are against racial profiling, and against focused investigation of crimes and possible criminals, are those who may feel guilty about their specific actions and/or behaviors. As a law-abiding citizen, I have nothing to hide; were I a member of a group that was committing more crimes, I would look into changing the way members of my community behave, rather than changing the ways that law enforcement groups try to keep the law-abiding citizens safe. bgriggs Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:12:01 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason This is definitely a waste of our tax-paying money. Can't they find something better to spend it on? momofthree1 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:04:05 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason If the only issue were racial profiling, I might oppose this, but there is a little more to it than just that. From what I have heard about this on the news, they may be using racial profiling, but they are also doing that of only people who have been to other countries, maybe those who have had a terrorist link and may have acted suspicious in some ways. When you add that to a racial profile, it may not be as bad as everyone thinks. If they only issue were racial profiling alone, I would not be so supportive. lmikewhite Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:59:22 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Innocent until proven guilty is a thing of the pats. To be judged before the facts are presented is the new way no matter how unfairor unjust however I predict only a few people will be affected by this. Duchess Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:13:58 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I agree that terroists should be found before they can strike, and that certain types of profiling can help in this process. Unfortunately, race is one of the characteristics that will be used to profile, and it makes me fearful that innocent people will be profiled because they hold one or two of the characteristics. It also makes me nervous that our government is being given more power to arbitrarily look invade the lives of Americans. It seems like American has already put in place many things to rpevent future terrorist attacks, and this is yet ANOTHER step. How far is too far? emilystrange123 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:17:44 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Profiling, though it is a practice that can get out of control, is quite helpful.But in order to get the bad guys you might have to do some profilling. But that does not have to be based on race, it could be based on how you dress and carry yourself. Because lets be honest drug dealers white or black don't carry themselves like professionals mosy of the time lol Kelfermookie Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:13:15 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Better safe than sorry. People who don't trust the government need to realize profiling is for everybody's safety, it isn't an invasion. How selfish to say that you don't want to be "inconvenienced" when other people's lives could be in your hands. ama_tigress Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:19 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason I totally agree that this is needed. There are people walking our streets that just look like they would cause trouble and then there are the ones who walk by you and they could be the ones who might blow you up. But in order to get the bad guys you might have to profile. gardenwalk Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:13 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason Profiling, though it is a practice that can get out of control, is quite helpful. Most people do it to themselves, like I mentioned in my comment above. I feel that 9 times out of 10, when there is a crime, murder, someone not paying their taxes, etc. It is usually a person who could have been profiled beforehand to fit that certain situation. For instance, how many white people are flying planes into buildings? How many black people are suicide bombing in Europe? Though you can say that profiling is pointing fingers at people in general without taking each individual person's character into account, but where has this gotten us? The only people to attack our nation is recent history has been from Afghanistan and Iraq. So, naturally, when we see a person looking of descent from those countries, we stereotype. The FBI doing this is just one more level up, and I truly believe it will help protect us. It is definitely not the key to answer all our problems, but it is a start. It is important to keep an eye on suspect-looking people, but it is also important to give them the chance to prove themselves as a good person. And the bottom line is... At an airport, or some other location, if someone with any kind of headdress is being watched a little more carefully than I am, who is going to know? wikiwhat Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:09:26 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason When times get tough, there needs to be some compromise from both sides. SandraK Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:38:00 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason http://www.riledup.com/debate/1676/justice-department-might-let-fbi-investigate-profile-americans-for-no-reason