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Originally Posted by Graham
And *how* exactly *would* you "prove" that they were "a terrorist planning an attack to kill hundreds or thousands of innocent victims"?
Let's spin back in time to September 11th 2001 and note that the hijackers had to pass through airport security metal detectors etc. Now of course they could have been physically searched as well, but even if they had been found with weapons on them, what *evidence* could you have found that they were planning on hijacking planes and ramming them into the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon?
The answer is almost certainly absolutely none!
So, please, don't make ridiculous assertions that by harassing minorities on the streets you're going to prevent another September 11th style attack or save the lives of "hundreds or thousands of innocent victims" because this is sheer nonsense.
Yes, I'm sure many people *would* be happy and think it worthwhile.
Of course they're usually the ones who don't understand how important Civil Rights are or the benefits of not living in a Police State or the fact that searching thousands of people from a minority is liable to alienate a few of them and possibly make them *more* likely to turn to extremism and *want* to commit attacks...
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Whilst I agree that it is hard to prove someones intentions, it would be very suspect if aomeone was carrying say the plans of a football stadium in an envelope who originated from an uncivilised country containing a hard core religiously motivated group of fundamentalists.
We must also realise that very often the police/security forces are not able to supply details for reasons to stop people, as it could break their cover and expose detection methods.
Graham, if you think that is just talking through my backside I could possibly PM you a link so you can see what side I am looking at it from.