At the risk of being unpolitcally correct.Follow

ok now you have lost me.....


..... At the moment you are trapping everyone. 200,000 people out of 200,000

If you where to only stop those who are of Arabic/Indian/Pakistani decent. (lets say 1%)

all of a sudden you are now only trapping 2000 with 198,000 people of other nationalities go through without the same stringent checks (just the normal ones as before) that removes 99% of the extra workload and cost correct?

Now can we argee that if there is going to be a fundamentalist islamic bomber the chances are extremely high that it's going to be a male of Arabic/Indian/Pakistani decent?

If the police are monitoring people who are frequenting places that are the hotbeds of said Fundermentalist views the small number of non Arabic/Indian?pakistani background are going to be alot easier to monitor as they would stand out and thier change in behaviour far easier to spot.

These people could be added to the Interpol records and would be subjected to the same level of extra scruteny as the 1%.

How can that be less effective?

Wider net, more fish.

It's enough that you've been offended to the point where you've taken this issue to the ultimate authority on counter-terrorism, so I assume it would make them capable of anything!

If this were implemented, and I were involved in any way in recruiting for a terrorist organization, I'd recruit me some of those European-looking Lebanese chicks. Quick name change, new passport, and Sandy Smith is ready to blow up Flight XXX.

Or some Persian chicks! After the obligatory rhinoplasty and dye job (which they were getting anyways, so no extra expense), they look French! We'd totally let the French in, because we all know they're poosays.

If you come to Britain from certain parts of the world you are asked to undertake certain health checks i believe, there comes a point when you have to balance the amount of money it costs with the risks that are inherant.

You do realise i am asking for nothing different to the extra security checks that where and are still taken on people coming from northern and southern Ireland into Britain.

Yes. The fact that you are profiling Muslims. Glad you see it.

Do you guys know the country with the highest number of Muslims in the world is India?

Just saying.

Also Somalis/Yemenis are quite hardcore Muslims, so black people should fit into that targetting. And Asians, cos the Indonesans are quite nasty too (Bali anyone?). And white people cos of Chechnya.

I agree with Flea, its just not feasible.


Granny, put that handbag down.

Edited, Aug 14th 2006 at 3:23pm EDT by RedPhoenixxxxxx

Well there is your list.

Well Chechnians yes but leave the rest of us alone.

Only half serious, I would love to see every SpinTop turned away at the gates but not in this day and age. We have pussified ourselves into a corner and a constant stae of fear.

That was my original point =P

Yes, I know. That was the joke.