Commons
Sanctioned Racial Profiling
Adam Elenbaas
The Department of Justice is considering a new policy that would allow for the investigation of suspected individuals on the basis of things like race and/or travel activity.
The policy was created in order to investigate individuals who meet certain "suspect trends" when there is a lack of evidence or other compelling indications of terrorist involvement.
This change would allow FBI agents to ask open-ended questions to Arab or Muslim Americans if their jobs, travel activities, or backgrounds are suspect.
Although this is a clear violation of rights, the FBI and Department of Justice have responded by saying that it wouldn't be doing much more than is already allowed when creating threat assesments.
7-11-08
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I TRUST THE F.B.I.*
"the FBI and Department of Justice have responded by saying that it wouldn't be doing much more than is already allowed when creating threat assessments."
I'm sure that's ABSOLUTELY true... since we have NO IDEA what is 'already allowed.'
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PANARCHY!
It alllll has to go - even Anarchy.
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