http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003851953_ferryed26.html
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.”
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Thanks to STARWISE for the ping to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1888516/posts
“More on the Seattle Ferry Story”
Captain’s Quarters Blog ^ | 8-29-07 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on 08/29/2007 3:35:11 PM PDT by Renfield
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and this blog entry:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/012298.php
August 29, 2007
“More On The Seattle Ferry Story”
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/fbi.ferry/index.html
updated 10:50 p.m. EDT, Tue August 28, 2007
“FBI seeks two men behaving oddly on Washington ferry”
SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) —
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Members of the public and ferry workers reported the men to authorities after the two were seen pacing in areas of the boat, including a cargo hold, as if trying to measure distances, FBI Special Agent Larry Carr said Tuesday.
The men were also seen about two months ago taking photographs of the ferries — including restricted areas — and studying an emergency evacuation poster.
The men were spotted on multiple ferries and ferry routes, Carr said.
The FBI wants to question the men to determine if their behavior was harmless or whether they were surveilling the ferries and ferry terminals for nefarious purposes.
A ferry worker snapped photos of the men using a cell phone camera and gave the stills to law enforcement. The photos were shown to police and ferry workers, but no one could identify the men, so authorities called on the public for help.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Carr said the FBI made the photos public because “the result of not doing anything at that point in time is a ferry blowing up and thousands of people losing their lives. We can’t let that happen.””