Favorite Blog Post

My favorite blog post from this quarter was the one about the episode of 30 Days that we watched in class. I thought it was an interesting post because it related to what we were talking about in class, addressed our society as a whole, and it touched on the first blog post I did this year. I think my blogging has improved over the year. Unfortunately, I was not as consistent this quarter perhaps due to junior theme and the fact that we were in the middle of a very busy soccer season. Overall, blogging has been a good experience and I really enjoyed this type of informal writing.

Monday, January 4, 2010

New security measures at airports

After multiple terror scares over the holiday break, the US has decided to implement new security measures for US-bound flights, especially if you are flying from or through a country that is part of the list of "state sponsors of terrorism or other countries of interest". The list includes 14 countries, and anyone traveling through or from those countries will automatically be subject to more intensive screenings at airports. Passengers from other countries could still face increased security measures, but not necessarily.


While watching the news, it appeared that many people were criticizing the new measures as too intensive and too intrusive due to the nature of the new scans and increased number of pat-downs. However, the most controversial subject was the list of 14 countries that was compiled. Some believe that this will contribute to the narrative that the US is fighting their war against Islam and one went so far as to call it racial profiling.

What do you think? Is this list going too far or do you think it could be considered racial profiling? Are the new security measures to intense?
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  1. LizzyJanuary 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    I would have to agree with the critics of the 14 country list. For the US to point out just a few other countries that we really don't trust, and to make that list public, should be considered profiling. Anyone wishing to harm the country via aircraft could just as easily fly in from another country not on the list of 14.
    This may be a sort of conspiracy theory, but maybe the government does not want citizens to travel to these countries, so they have made it even more difficult to get there and back.

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