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Originally Posted by Pierre
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And if the people who had done it had used the name or alias Pierre, you'd be happy to be considered a suspect and potential terrorist...???
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Don't know if I'd be happy, but what I thought wouldn't matter, I'd either be suspect or I wouldn't. |
The point is, under the arguments being made here you *would* be a suspect for no other reason than your name or how you look!
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And what is "acting suspiciously"? Or is it sufficient that four men "of Islamic appearance" are near an airport that would be enough for them to be searched?
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Possibly, that would be a judgement for the police at the time as to what they thought.
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Now consider you're one of those people. "Hello, sunshine, we think you're a terrorist". "Why?" "Because you look like a Muslim..."
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Presumption of innocence? Oh that's not important...
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Who said they were guilty, "hello sir, do you mind if I ask you few questions and have alook arounf and inside your vehicle? It'll just take few minutes and then you can be on your way"
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Oh ye gods, you really don't get it, do you?
QUESTION: *WHY* are they having a look inside the vehicle and asking questions?
ANSWER: It's *not* because they thing they're innocent...!!
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Sorry, who is this "us" you are talking about?? And what makes "them" separate from "us"? These are very often *UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS* we are talking about!
They are *US*!!
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Point taken - not a good choice of words.
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Thank you.