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Statistically Accurate
Reader comment on item: [Michael Smerconish and I Debate:] What Kind of Airport Profiling?

Submitted by Charles (United States), Aug 10, 2005 at 16:17

I am a statistician, not a professor of sociology or criminal law. I can mathematically prove that there is a correlation between certain physical attributes and known acts of terrorism. This is an objective fact, not personal opinion. Therefore, it is possible to prove the effectiveness of ‘profiling at airports'.

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No security at the airport [183 words]J.D.JabachinciskiNov 24, 2005 14:00
Profiling as Smeconish proposes is stupid [146 words]JoeOct 19, 2005 17:38
⇒ Statistically Accurate [50 words]CharlesAug 10, 2005 16:17
↔ Statistically Accurate [11 words]LarianeJan 31, 2007 19:12
Profiling [100 words]David BerensJan 31, 2005 18:19
Stupid Is as Stupid Does [176 words]Rob RolandNov 11, 2004 13:49
Profitable Profiling [31 words]Diane KriegerOct 21, 2004 15:59
We need to cast off Political Correctness [135 words]Tom PensylOct 12, 2004 11:51
How about dogs? [68 words]Olivia M.Oct 11, 2004 23:29
Profiling as one tool [163 words]Marcos BerensteinOct 10, 2004 22:16
Profiling [81 words]M.WeinbergOct 10, 2004 10:02
Question: Sirhan Sirhan
[w/response] [98 words]		Alan BornsteinOct 8, 2004 12:52
↔ A Bit More on Sirhan [16 words]Pro-Israeli DemocratJun 13, 2006 21:50
Government action or... inaction [63 words]Tom BurdonOct 6, 2004 18:07
Security while flying [170 words]Scott McilwaineOct 6, 2004 16:44
Nothing to Fear [14 words]markOct 6, 2004 16:41
Political correctness gone awry [77 words]JennyOct 6, 2004 12:12
An honor to die? [123 words]Menahem DunskyOct 6, 2004 10:31
May be too late [161 words]ChrisOct 6, 2004 10:30
Lessons from Israel? [39 words]David W. LincolnOct 5, 2004 21:13
What Kind of Airport Profiling Is Effective? [46 words]Peter RonaiOct 5, 2004 20:21
Look to radical Islamic intentions [375 words]Paul RhoadsOct 5, 2004 18:32
How can "ideological" profiling be accomplished? [62 words]L.Oct 5, 2004 17:53
Political correctness [122 words]Carol FischerOct 5, 2004 14:17
Thought Police
[w/response] [62 words]		Diane KriegerOct 5, 2004 13:10
What if everyone looks Middle eastern? [99 words]Nick WiesenfeldOct 5, 2004 12:26
Looking inside their minds [68 words]Max Hocutt Ph.D.Oct 5, 2004 12:16

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