12-08-2008, 05:41 AM
Profiling, be it racist or "terrorist" is a crutch that historically is used by law enforcement unwilling or unable to do their homework. It's an incomplete checklist of characteristics, to be plain. And it's a whole bunch like treating someone as guilty before proven so. The worse part about it, from a crime-solving perspective, is that it's ultimately an inefficient and unreliable means to the solution. It's foolish to take that ex-cop's assessment as "the thing" to look for when gettin' the bad guys.