Why is racial profiling only discussed when non-whites are the ones to be profiled?

[ck4829]

When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah building, was there a discussion of racial profiling?

No, not really.

(White guy buys several bags of fertilizer)
Cashier: I'm obligated by law to ask you what you plan to do with that fertilizer. Huh? Huh?
Man: To fertilize plants.
Cashier: LIAR!!!! You're on the do-not-buy list now.

And that's why profiling, against anyone, is stupid.

[blueworld]

1. It's just called something different

In my area, racial profiling of "whites" isn't necessary because "white" is the preferred profile!

There's a lot of age profiling though, for example. Young men driving cars - look out to be stopped at least once per month. Many varieties & flavors of bigotry - all incredibly stupid. :hippie:

[Mist]

2. White="normal" Anything else="scary" <SARCASM> nt

[slackmaster]

3. Search for the DC area "snipers" Muhammad and Malvo is a counterexample

Initial profiling was for a white middle-aged loaner.

[DawnIsis]

4. It should have lead to profiling right wing militants and religous groups

This video on you tube names a lot of recent mass murderers http://youtube.com/watch?v=KUE65Lea6kQ

but several were left out like Manson, Abortion Clinic Bombers, Waco, and all of the other religious cult murders.

Put it all together and what you have is a profile of "white" people under attack by militant religious nuts but the MSM never address it.

I have looked at right wing websites and they declare liberals and gays to be the their enemy. They say "their" country is under attack and it's time to fight. Scary stuff.

[DawnIsis]

6. I also think Bush who is responsible for 600,000 deaths is motivated by religion,

Israels presence in the Middle East is motivated by Zionism and it has lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths and looks to be the catalyst for the next World War.

The Crusades, Salem Witch Trials, how the list goes on and on. I can't even imagine how many people have been stoned, burnt, sacrificed in the name of religion.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. racial profiling is just another word for racism.

That's why it's stupid.