Originally Posted by
janetdoe
I would say that objectively, the passenger's gender, age, and ethnicity raise the (remote) possibility that this was a security probe. I understand that the overwhelmingly vast majority of young men of Middle Eastern descent are not terrorists, but I also recognize that the terrorists currently targeting the USA are young men of Middle Eastern descent. Would we be having this discussion if the passenger was a black grandmother? No. Does that mean that the discussion is racist? Not in my opinion.
You work in intel/law enforcement do you? No? Oh well I'm sure you know better than people who are actually professionals. OP is at best intellectually lazy and at worst has a noose in his front yard the week before an election.