In the wake of yesterday’s horrific shooting in Florida, this report is infuriating (emphasis added):
Another of Mateen’s co-workers also says he was making threatening comments. Over at Hot Air, Allahpundit notes there were reports that the Army may have ignored or downplayed Ft. Hood shooter Nidal Hassan’s issues because he was Muslim. There’s an even more recent example of this problem: Last winter the neighbors of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook didn’t report what they thought was suspicious activity because they were concerned about profiling him.
Being Muslim does not and should not make someone automatically suspect. And an environment where we’re all ratting on our neighbors and co-workers habitually isn’t desirable, either.
But if you have specific and credible reason to suspect someone will be violent or may be engaged in terrorist activity, the fact that the suspect is Muslim should in no way impede you from going to the law enforcement authorities. Political correctness in this instance doesn’t help anyone.
