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Janet Napolitano: TN terror hot line not meant to push profiling
An ad campaign meant to generate leads for a counterterrorism hot line is not meant to encourage ethnic or racial profiling, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said during a visit to Nashville on Wednesday.
Do I really have to state the obvious? Not for most rational folks, but for anyone who has any doubts about what terror actually is, here’s the definition for ya, from Merrian Webster:
1: a state of intense fear
2a : one that inspires fear : scourge (a cause of wide or great affliction) b : a frightening aspect
c : a cause of anxiety : worry d : an appalling person or thing; especially : brat (an ill-mannered annoying child)
3: reign of terror (a state or a period of time marked by violence often committed by those in power that produces widespread terror)
4: violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands
There are many who are spreading terror these days. We have drug cartels that are taking over parts of one of OUR states. We have gangs terrorizing neighborhoods to the point that it’s no longer safe for children to play in their own yards. We have a certain cult that teaches murder of anyone who disagrees with them. And people aren’t suppose to ‘profile’? Seriously?
Napolitano declined to comment on the Rutherford County mosque controversy directly, saying it would be inappropriate for her to speak about an ongoing investigation. She said that if it is determined to be arson, the culprits should be prosecuted.
“Arson is arson, and arson is a crime,” Napolitano said.
“They ought to find out who did it, and they ought to prosecute them.”
Actually, I’m inclined to agree with her on this. I no more want another mosque built in this country than I want cancer, but destruction of property (the construction equipment) is wrong, no matter the motives.
“We find this as a way to emphasize our message that security is a shared responsibility,” Napolitano said. “It’s not just the government. Everybody has a role to play, and everybody should be empowered to play some role.”
Really? Well then, why is Arizona being condemned for doing just that, eh? I think I’ll just call BULLSH*T!
