Showing posts with label ethnic profiling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ethnic profiling. Show all posts

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Catching terrorists: Why profiling is not the answer

Ethnic profiling is not a viable solution for combating terrorism.
Singling out passengers on the basis of race or religion would trigger the issue of discrimination. Alternatively, an environment of equality would increase the collaborative action of everyone.
What we really need is strict alertness of official security agencies. Of course, the official role of security has to be complemented by a vigilant sense of responsibility maintained by all of us.
Israel has long managed a highly successful security system for the Israeli air industry. What about copying the Israeli model instead of inventing a system which might be proven infeasible down the road?

Date: 06 January 2010 commenting on http://www.guardian.co.uk/