In follow-up to my post (on a Jewish forum) regarding the Seattle shooter's connections to the Hanford nuclear facility, the discussion turned to whether or not an investigation was appropriate of the Seattle muslim community where many in that community work at the nuclear facility. Some of the selected comments and my responses:
If the only danger of doing so [an investigation] is offending Muslims, but ensuring they do not constitute a national security threat is a potential gain, then I think it's worth the risk. (gaffybopper)
That's exactly the problem! We all know what happens when muslims are OFFENDED - they tend to blow things and people up. And this community of muslims has access to one big blast.
I'm saying that if there was already an appropriately high security standard in place then there shouldn't be a witch-hunt against Muslim employees without cause. If this is not the case, then obviously the standards need to be enforced, possibly even increased. But there's a limit as to how far one can go, not because of offending Muslims, but because the government shouldn't be allowed to ban or harass people because of their religion or ethnic background. The background and Nat. Security checks are supposed to help weed out potential threats. Once you're past that point, there has to be some cause given in order to go further, you don't just get to start making up lists of Muslim citizens and firing them. (hairsute)
True. And when one member of the community with ties to the nuclear facility has committed a terrorist act, I say that the fact of the act constitutes CAUSE to go further.
We aren't talking about tickets to the ballgame here. We are talking about the security of our nuclear facilities! An investigative witch-hunt is in order.
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