what is so wrong with profiling?

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FORT HOOD, Texas -- At approximately 1:30 p.m., Nov. 5, a Soldier, Maj. Hasan Nidal Malik, allegedly fired shots into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood, resulting in 13 dead and numerous injured. As of this morning, 27 remained hospitalized.

Malik, a confirmed Muslim, whose family roots are situated in East Jerusalem and Ramallah, was not shy to hide his beliefs.  In fact, quite the opposite of it!  It is reported that in his capacity as a medical Psychiatrist treating military returnees of the war in the Middle East, he argued with his patients about how wrong that war was!  Instead of assisting their transition, he inflicted his views on them.

News agencies like CNN are reporting that this incident is more of a job-related stress disorder (PSDD) than what I think it truly is…a terrorist incident…and this time, it is from within our ranks.

Our government had prior knowledge of Malik’s beliefs.  They had documentation of his behavior prior to this atrocious incident.   And yet, nothing was done. 

I am not a rocket scientist, but it is not hard to put 2 and 2 together….

His background is Muslim. His family lives in East Jerusalem and Ramallah His mother was “born in Palestine in 1952” (there was no Palestine in 1952). He wrote on various websites that Islamists should rise up and fight the enemy. On the day of the rampage, he is video-taped at a local 7-11 in Muslim Dress. There are reports that before he started shooting, he yelled “Allah Akbar” (Allah is great), the usual final shout of an Islamic suicide terrorist.

Putting all these circumstances together…however, profiling is not “politically correct,” that is, when it applies to someone of the Islamic religion.  In fact, it is considered discrimination in the United States.  BUT, wasn’t anybody suspicious?  What would have been the outcome of this incident if his profile was reviewed and addressed?

To pass off this incident as “he had snapped” or “he has PSDD” does a disservice to our intelligence as well as those who were shot and killed by this madman terrorist. It will also allow would-be Islamic terrorists who publicly display their radicalized views and yet stay under the radar until they are ready to strike.

Sadly, it reminds me of a passage in Ecclesiastes:

 Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 

What if he was profiled due to his past and present behavior?  What if someone had taken a second look at this person? I don’t know for sure, but I bet 41 families are asking the very same question now…

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