Costco Poll on Racial Profiling

Costco Connection Magazine recently conducted a poll asking "Should airport security procedures include ethnic and religious profiling?" 60% answered Yes and 40% answered No. So more people who shop at Costco want racial profiling. Though the poll itself did not call it racial profiling, it certainly is just that. What is religious profiling? How can you do that given that people's religions are not written on their face? Ethnic is just another word for race.

Costco Connection has the standard disclaimer saying that the company has no opinion on the topic but I have two questions about Costco's involvement here. First, today's law is that no one must be treated differently anywhere due to their race and so why is Costco questioning today's law? Secondly, isn't it simply irresponsible to stir the pot and why Costco, a wholesale shop catering to all kinds of people do that? Shouldn't they restrict their questions to "Did you try to fry your turkey this Thanksgiving?"

The poll was doing 90% against racial profiling and 10% for when I voted for it. I was proud of my fellow shoppers. But the result was shockingly the other way. I wrote to Costco asking if they had trend data showing if the poll was influenced somehow by campaigning but did not get a response. But today I just googled the words, "Costco poll race" and found this: www.danielpipes.org/article/4122, an article by Daniel Pipes, a campaign for Yes. He states that his side is loosing.