Racism Rears Its Ugly Head

A letter published in the Helena IR today shows the worst in critical thinking skills that human kind has to offer. I will publish it here in its entirety:

We must profile

Does it make you uneasy that the Muslim fascist terrorist out to destroy civilization as we know it could possibly murder you and everyone around you in the name of their religion? With the recent plot in Britain to destroy at least 10 wide bodied aircraft in mid flight, possibly murdering at least 3,000, don’t you think it is time we wake up and tell it like it is?

We need to profile, yes racially, religiously profile any individuals that fit the description of what could possibly be a terror plot in progress. I know, here come the oohs and aahs. We might hurt someone’s feelings. So what? I would rather hurt someone’s feelings than be atomized in some terrorist plot centered around these Muslim fascist terrorist groups idea of going to heaven. Profile, profile, profile. The police FBI and every intelligence agency in the world use profiling every day to catch criminals. Why not use it at our transportation hubs where it is obviously most needed. We know beyond a doubt what these people look like.

Harry Dalton

15 Jefferson

Is this someone from WRiM? Most likely, if he know how to use a computer. My response reads as:

Harry Dalton claimed in his letter to the editor that we must profile airline passengers. He says "We need to profile, yes racially, religiously profile any individuals that fit the description of what could possibly be a terror plot in progress."..."We know beyond a doubt what these people look like".

The problem here is where do you stop? Do we profile every Christian as a potential abortion clinic bomber? Do we chase down evey loner in a cabin for fear he may be mailing bombs? This is absurdity. 1 in 6 people in the world are muslims and they don't all have brown skin Mr Dalton.

These kind of things should serve as a reminder that these folks are still out there. Yes, even in 2006.