Making citizens from a blacklist of countries undergo tougher airports security checks is wrong and won’t help.

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On the point: • It will lead to further discrimination on the basis of skin colour and perceived religion.

Blacklisting people from certain countries will increase suspicion amongst other travellers travelers and will create suspects out of many innocent people. This could lead to discrimination and prejudice on one side, and increased anger and isolation on the other.

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Muslims are just NOT 'brown'. Arabs are part European, Uzbeks are white, Uighurs are oriental and Nigerians are Black. Racial profiling means that Christians(most that: are brown)/Hindus/Sikhs etc from these 14 countries will be frowned upon for no real reason and then in general (even general, brown Europeans(Spanish/Italians) brown Europeans(Spanish/Italians)) people will continue to be ostracized.

Black/White/Oriental terrorists(and Also non-Muslim terrorists(I.R.A etc) will also find it much easier to terrorize people. 
 
almost all terrorists on the news are American/Arab/British citizens/nationals) as a result get more leeway(lighter checks for/on them) to misbehave and get more meat on their cause(Look at these hypocritical racist westerners etc).

However, as international terrorism against the West almost exclusively comes from the Middle East it is only fair that those suspected of potential terrorist plots will be from the Islamic World.

Yes, because... • It will lead to further discrimination on the basis of skin colour and perceived religion.

 

No, because...

Blacklisting people from certain countries will increase suspicion amongst other travelers and will create suspects out of many innocent people. This could lead to discrimination and prejudice on one side, and increased anger and isolation on the other.

Counter:

Muslims are NOT just 'brown'. Arabs are part European, Uzbeks are white, Uighurs are oriental and Nigerians are Black. Racial profiling means that: Christians(most are brown)/Hindus/Sikhs etc from these 14 countries will be frowned upon for no real reason and then in general, (even brown Europeans(Spanish/Italians)) brown people will continue to be ostracized.

Also non-Muslim terrorists(I.R.A etc) will also find it much easier to terrorize people.

Black/White/Oriental terrorists(and almost all terrorists on the news are American/Arab/British citizens/nationals) as a result get more leeway(lighter checks for/on them) to misbehave and get more meat on their cause(Look at these hypocritical racist westerners etc).

 

However, as international terrorism against the West almost exclusively comes from the Middle East it is only fair that those suspected of potential terrorist plots will be from the Islamic World.

 
22 February 2011