60% Say Profiling Necessary in Today’s Society

Most Americans still believe in the need for profiling and feel it should be used to determine who is searched at airports.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 60% of American Adults say profiling – the use of factors such as race, ethnicity and overall appearance to determine the subjects of security checks – is necessary in today’s society. Twenty-seven percent (27%) disagree and feel profiling is an unnecessary violation of civil rights. Another 13% are not sure.

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