[lbo-talk] the virginina university massacre

[Joseph Catron]

Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the profiling you and Woj
suggest works adequately.  (I don't believe that it would - I still
remember the police playing "catch and release" with the Beltway
sniper because their pet shrinks had told them to find a white guy -
but I'll let that pass for now.)  What then?

Who would be subjected to the observation necessary for a sufficient
profile, and how?  More importantly, what would be done with someone
who "fit the profile"?  Which of their human rights and civil
liberties would be curtailed, and by whose authorization?  How would
any of this differ from "Minority Report," other than its lack of
precision?

On 4/17/07, Matt <lbo4 at beyondzero.net> wrote:


> I have to agree with Woj - more guns or less guns
> aren't going to stop someone hell-bent on suicidal mass-murder - but
> accurate profiling might.