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Sunday, August 26, 2007 - Page updated at 02:03 AM
Editorial
“There’s no dilemma about the ferry photo”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Before this turns into the latest over-reaction story, consider that ferry officials have questioned behavior of a variety of ferry riders.
A few days ago, a Seattle Times photographer who is white was taking pictures near the Mukilteo ferry dock. He was stopped and questioned.
Just as police issue pictures of those who may be involved in kidnapping children in Amber Alerts or pictures from bank cameras of robbers of all stripes, the FBI issued the photos because they need help.
Certainly, it would have soothed feelings in the Muslim-American community if the FBI showed the pictures first to a few of their organizations. That might have been a better approach.
But let’s not confuse good police work with racial profiling. The behavior of the men, not their skin color or assumed nationality, led to the release of their pictures and the request for help. Anyone who has information about their identity should report it immediately to the FBI.”