Comments on: PROFILING http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/profiling/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:17:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Misanthropyst http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-5202 Misanthropyst Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3051#comment-5202 For 'profiling' susbtitute 'statistically accurate projection' and we can start making some progress. But 'profiling' has been so overloaded with pejorative baggage, and is such a useful tool for the demagogues and race pimps, that I fear we are about to hamstring effective law enforcement techniques... For 'profiling' susbtitute 'statistically accurate projection' and we can start making some progress. But 'profiling' has been so overloaded with pejorative baggage, and is such a useful tool for the demagogues and race pimps, that I fear we are about to hamstring effective law enforcement techniques...

]]> By: Steven http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-5203 Steven Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3051#comment-5203 Clearly we have become overly sensitive to this issue, especially vis-a-vis the terrorist problem. Stopping elderly black men for searches (which I have seen) or my 60 year-old mother (twice), or Michael Medved's late elementary school age child (which, according to Medved has happened on more than one occassion) all bespeak of a scewed up system. If the police find a burning cross in the yard of a black family, it probably isn't good detective work to start talking to all the middle aged black females in the neighborhood, just to be fair. There is more fertile ground to investigate, shall we say. Clearly we have become overly sensitive to this issue, especially vis-a-vis the terrorist problem. Stopping elderly black men for searches (which I have seen) or my 60 year-old mother (twice), or Michael Medved's late elementary school age child (which, according to Medved has happened on more than one occassion) all bespeak of a scewed up system.

If the police find a burning cross in the yard of a black family, it probably isn't good detective work to start talking to all the middle aged black females in the neighborhood, just to be fair. There is more fertile ground to investigate, shall we say.

]]> By: Little Miss Attila http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-5204 Little Miss Attila Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3051#comment-5204 Two small corrections on the Beltway sniper: 1) they were driving a sedan; and 2) as I understand it some advisors really did feel the perps were black, based on some of the evidence left behind. But Moose wanted a white perp, and was slow to listen. If I meet someone at a party, I mostly have a clean slate--I try to go easy on preconceived notions (okay; with the exception of men who might be hitting on me--always on guard there). But on the street it's a different matter. You don't get points for being male, and you don't--unfortunately--get points for being black. I've been mugged three times, and two of those times it was by two black men. I don't let them get close to me after dark, unless I know them. Sorry. Two small corrections on the Beltway sniper: 1) they were driving a sedan; and 2) as I understand it some advisors really did feel the perps were black, based on some of the evidence left behind. But Moose wanted a white perp, and was slow to listen.

If I meet someone at a party, I mostly have a clean slate--I try to go easy on preconceived notions (okay; with the exception of men who might be hitting on me--always on guard there). But on the street it's a different matter. You don't get points for being male, and you don't--unfortunately--get points for being black.

I've been mugged three times, and two of those times it was by two black men. I don't let them get close to me after dark, unless I know them. Sorry.

]]> By: Matthew Yglesias http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/profiling/comment-page-1/#comment-5205 Matthew Yglesias Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=3051#comment-5205 <strong>Rational Stereotyping</strong> Via Diotima I see a good article about gender and negotiation that has a remarkably silly statement:''The one way you can guarantee you'll get yourself in trouble is if you expect behavior from any individual based on their group,'' cautions... --- Rational Stereotyping
Via Diotima I see a good article about gender and negotiation that has a remarkably silly statement:''The one way you can guarantee you'll get yourself in trouble is if you expect behavior from any individual based on their group,'' cautions...

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