Comments on: In the name of our freedoms http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/ stuff i think when i should be working Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: savi3 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-605 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:28:03 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-605 i guess that's how they miss all the white radical muslim converts !! i hear the Home Office in the UK will soon be interviewing and fingerprinting every new passport applicant as well as everybody trying to renew their passport !! needless to say the cost of a passport has also gone up to £45 or something in that region..i wonder what kind of screening questions they will use at interview :) i guess that’s how they miss all the white radical muslim converts !!

i hear the Home Office in the UK will soon be interviewing and fingerprinting every new passport applicant as well as everybody trying to renew their passport !! needless to say the cost of a passport has also gone up to £45 or something in that region..i wonder what kind of screening questions they will use at interview :)

]]> by: rastiadu karaya http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-597 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:33:35 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-597 I've got loads of friends in the States, and sometimes it even works out that flying across the pond is cheaper via the States than going directly from Toronto. Despite all of that and a myriad of other reasons that'd draw me to pop in and visit, I won't unless i absolutely have to. And it's a matter of principle, not blatant anti-Americanism. I’ve got loads of friends in the States, and sometimes it even works out that flying across the pond is cheaper via the States than going directly from Toronto. Despite all of that and a myriad of other reasons that’d draw me to pop in and visit, I won’t unless i absolutely have to. And it’s a matter of principle, not blatant anti-Americanism.

]]> by: ddm http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-596 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:15:20 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-596 sittingnut - first of all hello, long time no see. point taken, they don't assume brown ppl are terrorists, and they're doing what they perceive to be the most efficient thing. That said, the methods used in Miami compromise human dignity too much to be justified, it is a thin line but I think they crossed it there. Subjective thing though. sittingnut - first of all hello, long time no see. point taken, they don’t assume brown ppl are terrorists, and they’re doing what they perceive to be the most efficient thing. That said, the methods used in Miami compromise human dignity too much to be justified, it is a thin line but I think they crossed it there. Subjective thing though.

]]> by: sittingnut http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-595 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:27:01 +0100 http://oneonethings.blogsome.com/2006/08/13/in-the-name-of-our-freedoms/#comment-595 i don't think they 'assume that one is a terrorist based on colour, race etc' or convict any body of anything. they are doing what anyone who has to deal with large groups of ppl ( say a person handling an ad campaign ) does . efficiently separating ppl with limited data available. whether we like it or not chances of detecting a terrorist goes up more they check 'black, brown and middle eastern ppl' and not whites. same goes for more checking on tamils here. that does not mean those who does the checking think that are all terrorists. ( of course few idiots probably do, but they are few). however they should make sure that ppl being checked know that and that they are courteously and politely treated. as long as one accepts that any checking is ok, separation of ppl according to race to do it efficiently is also ok. i don’t think they ‘assume that one is a terrorist based on colour, race etc’ or convict any body of anything.
they are doing what anyone who has to deal with large groups of ppl ( say a person handling an ad campaign ) does . efficiently separating ppl with limited data available. whether we like it or not chances of detecting a terrorist goes up more they check ‘black, brown and middle eastern ppl’ and not whites. same goes for more checking on tamils here.
that does not mean those who does the checking think that are all terrorists. ( of course few idiots probably do, but they are few).
however they should make sure that ppl being checked know that and that they are courteously and politely treated.

as long as one accepts that any checking is ok, separation of ppl according to race to do it efficiently is also ok.

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