I got this in the email inbox today and thought it was interesting.
Let's pause a moment and take the following test on whether or not we
> should engage in profiling:
>
> In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped & massacred by:
> (a) Olga Corbutt
> (b) Sitting Bull
> (c) Arnold Schwartzeneger
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
> (a) Lost Norwegians
> (b) Elvis
> (c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
> (a) John Dillinger
> (b) The King of Sweden
> (c) The Boy Scouts
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
> (a) A pizza delivery boy
> (b) Pee Wee Herman
> (c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70 year old
> American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
> (a) The Smurfs
> (b) Davy Jones
> (c) The Little Mermaid
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, & a U.S. Navy diver was
> murdered by:
> (a) Captain Kid
> (b) Charles Lindberg
> (c) Mother Teresa
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
> (a) Scooby Doo
> (b) The Tooth Fairy
> (c) Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
> (a) Richard Simmons
> (b) Grandma Moses
> (c) Michael Jordan
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
> (a) Mr. Rogers
> (b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
> (c) The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain:
> "Mustapha the Merciless"
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked & destroyed & thousands of
>people were killed by:
> (a) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
> (b) The Supreme Court of Florida
> (c) Mr. Bean
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
> (a) Enron
> (b) The Lutheran Church
> (c) The NFL
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
> (a) Bonny and Clyde
> (b) Captain Kangaroo
> (c) Billy Graham
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> Hmmm . .Nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling.
Let's pause a moment and take the following test on whether or not we
> should engage in profiling:
>
> In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped & massacred by:
> (a) Olga Corbutt
> (b) Sitting Bull
> (c) Arnold Schwartzeneger
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
> (a) Lost Norwegians
> (b) Elvis
> (c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
> (a) John Dillinger
> (b) The King of Sweden
> (c) The Boy Scouts
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
> (a) A pizza delivery boy
> (b) Pee Wee Herman
> (c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70 year old
> American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
> (a) The Smurfs
> (b) Davy Jones
> (c) The Little Mermaid
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, & a U.S. Navy diver was
> murdered by:
> (a) Captain Kid
> (b) Charles Lindberg
> (c) Mother Teresa
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
> (a) Scooby Doo
> (b) The Tooth Fairy
> (c) Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
> (a) Richard Simmons
> (b) Grandma Moses
> (c) Michael Jordan
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
> (a) Mr. Rogers
> (b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
> (c) The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain:
> "Mustapha the Merciless"
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40
>
> On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked & destroyed & thousands of
>people were killed by:
> (a) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
> (b) The Supreme Court of Florida
> (c) Mr. Bean
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
> (a) Enron
> (b) The Lutheran Church
> (c) The NFL
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
> (a) Bonny and Clyde
> (b) Captain Kangaroo
> (c) Billy Graham
> (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 & 40.
>
> Hmmm . .Nope, no patterns anywhere to justify profiling.
