profile my what?

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Seriously now, what's all the fuss about the suggestion that selective profiling might be employed by security at airports? Let's see, so far, the terrorist actions that has thus far been carried out in this country have by and large been perpetrated by people of a particular faith, who also by and large are of a certain ethnic appearance and of a certain age.

Doesn't it make sense that a way to maybe prevent, discourage or at the very least, make it a little harder for them (the people with terrorist intentions) to do their thing is to well, stop and search people that might fit the profile.
God knows that if all of a sudden, a group of little chinese guys decided that it'd be a good idea to blow stuff up or poison people on trains, that the police start to stop and search little chinese people. Heck, I'd even offer myself up for regular strip searches if it happens but that might be down to something else entirely....

OK, I do see the reasoning behind some of the objections that are voiced but it is too simple to simply disregard it as unfair but at the same time, I can see it as being a short-sighted objection.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that every single young muslim male is going to be a terrorist but the fact is, the ones who are doing these things are typically young men, who also happen to be calling themselves muslims (whether or not they are true muslims is a totally different debate).
Going back to my earlier point, doesn't it then make sense it serves a purpose to stop and search potential threats?
Big picture anyone?