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Originally Posted by timewarrior2001
I really dont see any alternative to random stopping.
Theres a threat from the islamic quarter, youre certainly not going to waste time picking on non islamics so you dont appear racist.
And thats the problem, because of certain liberal attitudes, trying to protect innocents of all races, the authorities are branded racist. I still cant figure that out.
Its not like theres a quota, stop 5 non muslims for every 5 muslims. It doesnt work that way and it simply cant work that way.
We have to do what we can to prevent an attrocity on the scale of 9/11. Some people wont like it, but its tough, I'd much rather feel safe walking the streets visiting landmarks etc than worry about whether my police force was being racist by stopping the people that fit the description.
Look what happened in Gibraltar, all intel stated the IRA were going to kill soldiers and most likely innocent civillians, the SAS shot them dead. Subsequent investigation revealed no remote detonating device. And wow did the liberals cry over that one, you murdered them.
Hang on a minute, these people were IRA terrorists, what were the SAS supposed to do, take the risk they were on holiday? Wait for them to kill before taking action? These people were considered armed and extremely dangerous, hence the reason the SAS were called in in the first place.
Was it racist because they stopped the Irish, were they racist because the gunned down white people?
Or were they simply doing their job ?
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All good points TimeWarrior. And I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that in Gibraltar they actually did find explosives in a car, although as you rightly point out no detonating device. And yes, there were cries of overreaction, but the alternative was unthinkable.
It stands to reason, if there are Muslims who are known to be terrorists, or terrorists who are known to be Muslims, then a good place to look for them might be in the Muslim community. You don't try buying a loaf of bread in a shoe shop, do you?
Again, I would reiterate that Hazel Blears has caused a big issue here. I would expect this to be a case of specific Muslims being questioned, not every Muslim or anyone who might look like one. I would also expect some kind of "Muslim community focussed" initiative; eg talks to Muslim groups, more police presence in the Muslim community, perhaps attempts to form bonds with Mosques etc. But that would be no different to the focus on the Chinese community if there were a perceived threat from that section of society.