"let the arabs get sexed" -- the sad state of affairs

a unc student wrote an article advocating the stop, seizure and cavity search of all "arabs" on flights. she proposes this idea as a way to ensure that terrorism will be stopped. i understand the fear of terrorism. you take a second look at backpacks and fidgety people. but is stopping every "arab" the answer? she says she doesn't care if the personal rights of the arabs are infringed upon as long as she's safe. i find it incredible that she can ignore the fact that not all brown people are arab, that not all arabs are terrorists and that wasting time searching every single arab-looking person will likely let would-be terrorists fall thru the cracks.

it the same type of rational was used in the japanese internment of the 1940s. the same idea that supported the racial profiling by police officers of african american males on highways.

i don't mind having some of my civil rights infringed upon if law enforcement authorities think i've done something suspicious to warrant examination. and as a brown person, this has happened to me. in fact, i welcome it b/c that means that the officers are exercising some discretion and not just blindly stopping anyone and everyone with a brown complexion. but there has to be a method to the madness and not just routine stops because if one thing the 9/11 terrorists have taught us, they have the patience to observe weaknesses and plan accordingly. why make it easier for them to attack us again by having such a predictable procedure in place?