Profiling in this country is highly discouraged and is illegal in many circumstances. Anti-profilers decry this technique which, they argue, unfairly targets innocent individuals violating their rights. Our beloved Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, is charged not to use profiling as a screening tool. Personally, I object to this prohibtion. While an individual’s rights are important, it must be weighed against the rights of the community. Our cherished rights to free speech and assembly are not absolute. I have flown on El Al airlines, whose personnel actively profile in an effort to keep its passengers safe. Anyone who has been a passenger on this airline will likely agree with me that he has never felt safer on an airplane. I have a right not be blown up, and if profiling further minimizes this risk, then call me a fan. Last year, my mother, who appears as threatening as a school librarian, was patted down twice when she traveled to visit me in Cleveland.
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