Profiles In Stupidity

I'm about to reveal a state secret,shhh, Donald Trump is an idiot.

In the wake of the terrorist incidents over the weekend Trump is, as usual, babbling about things he knows nothing about. He suggests that somehow these attacks are because of our current leadership. He says in one breath we have to support our law enforcement then turns around and basically says they're not doing their job. Here's a quick review, the mad knifer in Minnesota was shot dead by an off duty police officer, no citizens died. The bomber in New Jersey and New York was apprehended in under 48 hours, no citizens died. There is no way to prevent every terrorist attack, even under the leadership of Trump, in fact the exact same scenario would have played out under him.

Trump talks about profiling and here is where he displays amazing ignorance and muddies the water. When he says we don't profile because we're afraid of offending someone he is making a false statement. We absolutely profile. Profiling someone to be pulled over because of race as in driving while black is not acceptable, that's the profiling that people of good conscience have condemned. But legitimate profiling is a part of criminology. It wasn't just created for the television series "Criminal Minds" and it doesn't just apply to serial killers. Law enforcement utilizes profiling for many characterizations which can help to catch the bad guy. The F.B.I. has an extensive program dedicated to this.

So don't let Donald tell you we don't use profiling because he simply doesn't understand how it works when it is employed properly.