PC Gone Mad

the funny is ,we here think we know to do the job better and tell how to do the job, than fbi that have trained agents, money, machines,specialists..

the infos they give and how and how many they give is what they think is better for the investigation and get the bad guys..

im sure they know better than anyone else here

aerial wrote:

riotgrl wrote:

Perhaps if people had more tolerance and respect for those that are different we wouldn't have to have a conversation like this. As someone with two little cousins that have been harassed since they entered kindergarten because of their dark skin and "Arabic" look, I get a little frustrated when people lack common courtesy and respect of people of other nationalities. My cousin married a CHRISTIAN Pakistani girl and they moved to Georgia so he could be a preacher. They have had to move from their community and leave the church he was preaching at and have had to homeschool their kids because they were so bullied simply because of the color of their skin and the ASSUMPTION that they were Muslim or Arabic. Being PC is just another way of showing tolerance and respect for others.

Kindergartners are bullying? Well I do agree SOME people bully due to skin color......but I am talking about crime. Do we let people get killed because of PC? When a person commits a crime they do not deserve respect or tolerance...... Authorities have ALWAYS given the basic information (descriptions) when looking for a criminal.
Now who knows were this other bomber is held up....in someones house....someone with children? Will he kill another innocent family?

I agree that the FBI and police should have given basic descriptive information in this instance. However, I think many Americans are sorely lacking in understanding the basic ethnic makeup of the various regions of the world that are represented here in the US. If these guys are from Chechnya, I wonder if the average American even knows where Chechnya is and if they truly understand anything about the ethnic groups from the Caucusus. I used my own personal illustration to demonstrate that the FBI or the police giving some of this basic information might be useless when some Americans have so little understanding of the various characteristics of different ethnic groups. And yes, kindergartners bully - wonder where they learned it? When we can't tell the difference between a Pakistani and an Arab then I think this is when investigations get botched. Just ask the kid who was identified as being part of this attack in Boston and who is now terrified to go out in public.

i heard them described as "average height and weight."

Funny thing is is that Chechnyians are pretty much the most Caucasian you can get

riotgrl wrote:

I agree that the FBI and police should have given basic descriptive information in this instance. However, I think many Americans are sorely lacking in understanding the basic ethnic makeup of the various regions of the world that are represented here in the US. If these guys are from Chechnya, I wonder if the average American even knows where Chechnya is and if they truly understand anything about the ethnic groups from the Caucusus. I used my own personal illustration to demonstrate that the FBI or the police giving some of this basic information might be useless when some Americans have so little understanding of the various characteristics of different ethnic groups. And yes, kindergartners bully - wonder where they learned it? When we can't tell the difference between a Pakistani and an Arab then I think this is when investigations get botched. Just ask the kid who was identified as being part of this attack in Boston and who is now terrified to go out in public.

i said it less diplomatically yesterday and got called for prejudice against americans ...

polaris_x wrote:

riotgrl wrote:

I agree that the FBI and police should have given basic descriptive information in this instance. However, I think many Americans are sorely lacking in understanding the basic ethnic makeup of the various regions of the world that are represented here in the US. If these guys are from Chechnya, I wonder if the average American even knows where Chechnya is and if they truly understand anything about the ethnic groups from the Caucusus. I used my own personal illustration to demonstrate that the FBI or the police giving some of this basic information might be useless when some Americans have so little understanding of the various characteristics of different ethnic groups. And yes, kindergartners bully - wonder where they learned it? When we can't tell the difference between a Pakistani and an Arab then I think this is when investigations get botched. Just ask the kid who was identified as being part of this attack in Boston and who is now terrified to go out in public.

i said it less diplomatically yesterday and got called for prejudice against americans ...

Yes, you did. But it is not out of line to note that many Americans know little geography, little history, and certainly little about ethnicity. And I think this contributes to a real lack of understanding about other regions of the world and our place in that world. Guess I'm jumping in that boat with you especially since that term 'PC' really sets me off.