We all are familiar with the term "racial profiling." Basically it works like this: We believe that a certain ethnic, religious, or other supposedly readily-identifiable group has certain characteristics and behave in a certain way. We think we can identify these people by these characteristics and, if we arrest or detain them or otherwise circumscribe their behavior, we can prevent problems or crimes that these people just naturally commit.
However, we are told that "racial profiling" is wrong and doesn't work.
Oh, but, yes, it does -- read on::
Just in case you aren't familiar with "racial profiling," here are two examples.
-- Three young black men, well-dressed, wearing Rolexes, driving a 700-series BMW north on I-95 between Florida and DC must be drug dealers. So, based on this "profile," the cops stop them and use a pretext to search their car only to discover that all they are guilty of is DWB – Driving While Black.
-- Three women are in the departure area at an airport, waiting on a flight. All are dressed in "Muslim dress" – long robes and head scarves and they are not speaking English. Just before their flight is announced, they gather in a circle, hold hands, bow their heads, and mutter something unintelligible. Obviously they are suicide bombers with explosive belts strapped on and they are committing their souls to paradise before boarding. Right?
Okay – with this in mind, let’s take a quiz – use racial profiling to determine your answer.
- Who set in motion the economic disaster that has led to the loss of millions of American jobs in the past 12 month?
a. Three Muslim women wearing long robes and head scarves.
b. Four Muslim men wearing long robes and turbans, with straggly beards, carrying photos of Osama Been Forgotten.
c. Two good ol’ boy Tim McVeigh look-alikes in a pickup truck with West Virginia license plates, held together by baling wire and mud; wearing worn work clothes, with mullet haircuts and three-day beards.
d. An anonymous gang of white guys – all MBA graduates of the best business schools – living in Westchester County, wearing silk underwear, blue suits, red ties, and gold Rolexes.
- Who set in motion the economic disaster that has led to the loss of millions of dollars in home equity over the past two years?
a. Three Muslim women wearing long robes and head scarves.
b. Four Muslim men wearing long robes and turbans, with straggly beards, carrying photos of Osama Been Forgotten.
c. Two good ol’ boy Tim McVeigh look-alikes in a pickup truck with West Virginia license plates, held together by baling wire and mud; wearing worn work clothes, with mullet haircuts and three-day beards.
d. An anonymous gang of white guys – all MBA graduates of the best business schools – living in Westchester County, wearing silk underwear, blue suits, red ties, and gold Rolexes.
- Who set in motion the current economic disaster and now are demanding that we taxpayers bail out their failed banks and investment houses?
a. Three Muslim women wearing long robes and head scarves.
b. Four Muslim men wearing long robes and turbans, with straggly beards, carrying photos of Osama Been Forgotten.
c. Two good ol’ boy Tim McVeigh look-alikes in a pickup truck with West Virginia license plates, held together by baling wire and mud; wearing worn work clothes, with mullet haircuts and three-day beards.
d. An anonymous gang of white guys – all MBA graduates of the best business schools – living in Westchester County, wearing silk underwear, blue suits, red ties, and gold Rolexes.
- Who set in motion the current economic disaster that has led to the most bank failures since the Great Depression?
a. Three Muslim women wearing long robes and head scarves.
b. Four Muslim men wearing long robes and turbans, with straggly beards, carrying photos of Osama Been Forgotten.
c. Two good ol’ boy Tim McVeigh look-alikes in a pickup truck with West Virginia license plates, held together by baling wire and mud; wearing worn work clothes, with mullet haircuts and three-day beards.
d. An anonymous gang of white guys – all MBA graduates of the best business schools – living in Westchester County, wearing silk underwear, blue suits, red ties, and gold Rolexes.
- Who is the real threat to our way of life?
a. Three Muslim women wearing long robes and head scarves.
b. Four Muslim men wearing long robes and turbans, with straggly beards, carrying photos of Osama Been Forgotten.
c. Two good ol’ boy Tim McVeigh look-alikes in a pickup truck with West Virginia license plates, held together by baling wire and mud; wearing worn work clothes, with mullet haircuts and three-day beards.
d. An anonymous gang of white guys – all MBA graduates of the best business schools – living in Westchester County, wearing silk underwear, blue suits, red ties, and gold Rolexes.
See -- what'd I tell you -- IT WORKS!!!