sapphi_snake said:
Yeah, I'm sure increasing the screening of people of Middle Eastern descent would've prevented the blonde blue eyed Norwegian from commiting this. This event really shows why racial profiling is inherently flawed. |
A) It actually depends. If this guy was a right wing nutjob. Chances are it actually WOULD have prevented it. However if he was a nutjob who latched on to right wing beliefs because he wanted to shoot someone, he probably would of just approached it from the other angle.
B) Why does it show racial profiling is inherently flawed? I mean, there was no case where he was suddenly let go because he was white that we know of... or really any case in general that suggests any less racial profiling would of stopped this.
Aside from which, you'd have to show that the current racial profiling they do isn't accuracte. IE that there are proportionally as many people committing these acts that are of one race, then the race being profiled against.
The real problem with racial profiling is that it does work to a certain degree and is rude. If it didn't work it wouldn't happen.
Racial profiling is just like any other kind of profiling. It's based off of actual statistical data most of the time.
You know what race people look for when a serial killer is on the loose? White... because statistically he's likely to be white, so they focus more on white people since they only have limited time and manpower.
Honsetly, I thought the guy was going to white myself after i heard about the mass shootings because white guys are supposed to be spree killers more often too... not really Terrorist MO to be honest with you.
Most people lead with the bombs though... and originally the death spree didn't seem as high. So i can see why people thought it was more likely to be muslim jihadists.
Also you were just talking about stricter immigration policies... in this same thread... so that your suddenly acting holier then thou about something he didn't even say is... really just funny.
