I like the police a lot better when they are in a good or at least neutral mood. I do seem to avoid them more when I am driving a newer car. I have also gotten older.

the ACLU thinks random searches are so terrible

out of:

“We’re trying to have the public serve as our eyes and ears to see how this policy is being implemented and to see if it’s leading to an unconstitutional infringement on people’s rights,”

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Is it really so hard to believe that a policy might not be implemented in the same manner that it was designed?

Rose said the ACLU believes the T’s use of behavioral screening could open the door to a host of abuses. “We’re concerned it’s just a pretext for engaging in racial or ethnic profiling,” she said.

Is that so absurd? She’s not asserting that there are racially abuses, just that the system appears particularly vulnerable to abuse.

A typical white male can go through his life without ever concerning himself with this sort of thing, but why is this site so quick to jump on anyone that does question a policy or its implementation?

The ACLU may very well find that there are no allegations of abuse. They may find that there are some questionable allegations of abuse. They may file a suit and lose. Regardless of what the end result is, is it wrong to ask the question??

the ACLU is making America less safe.

Less safe than what? Less safe than we were 6 years ago, when few of the contentious “national security” initiatives were in place?

You cannot make a person “less safe” by opposing a new policy. At best, you would be preventing someone else from making that person “more safe”.

Despite the deceptive slogan of “Safe and Free” the ACLU banner their website

I think you find it deceptive because you don’t give as much weight to the “and Free” part as they and I do. The ACLU and I believe the government’s policies of the past 5+ years have focuses almost exclusively on the “safe” part. We believe that “safe” is good and important, but without a healthy dose of “and free”, “safe” doesn’t get you much.

Where should the proper balance be struck? It’s a tough question and I , being nothing more than an educated layman, don’t presume to know with any degree of precision. All I know is that I’m very glad that someone is acting as a counterweight to the governments unending powergrab.