http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/
2006/12/20/racial_profiling
Racial profiling
By Walter E. Williams
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Dr. Williams serves on the faculty of George Mason University as John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and is the author of More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well.
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You say, “Williams, are you justifying religious and racial profiling?” No. I’m not justifying anything any more than I’d try to justify Einstein’s special law of relativity. I’m trying to explain a phenomenon. By the way, I think some of the airport screening is grossly stupid, but I’m at peace with the Transportation Security Administration. They have their rules, and I have mine. One of mine is to minimize my association with idiocy. Thus, I no longer fly commercial.
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Neither do I! It’s “security theater”! When the airlines come to their senses, (they welcomed all this security because it prevented resale of the tickets; most notably the frequent flyer awards!), and stand up to the government, (“err, Dear TSA, we don’t want your stinkin’ security. We’ll do our own”, Arm the pilots. Screen the employees, airport workers, baggage, and cargo.), then I’ll consider it. Till then, a plague on all their houses.
[And, on an editorial note, I’m glad to get back to where I can agree with Professor Williams. The last two disagreements with an esteemed authority, made me think “could I be wrong?”, but I came to my senses and said “of course not”! A “know it all” wrong? Unthinkable!]
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