The 'terrorist' profile
Hi everyone,
Had a reunion which started in Belfast last week. I was with two other mates of mine, both caucasian. As we went through the security checkpoint in Belfast City, my two mates got through without any hassle, yet I was made to stand to one side and patted down. I just made a joke of it and the guard was friendly enough.
I've been getting this a lot lately, especially considering I'm an indian, British passport, arabic stamps in said passport and sporting a rather good looking goatee. So I look fairly middle eastern, fair enough.
My point is, why don't caucasians get pulled to one side? I mean is it really only the people from around here that fit the terrorist profile? If so, that constitutes a huge hole in the security measures that the airports are taking.
Don't mean to start a big slagging match, just my opinion. What do you think?
Cheers.