After the March 22nd terrorist attacks in Belgium, Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz said law enforcement should be empowered to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.” In defending the plan, Cruz cited former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his aggressive policing efforts, including the alleged targeting of Muslim neighborhoods for surveillance. Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton held a press conference where they criticized Cruz’s proposal as “incendiary” and “foolish.”
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9G62X6Z7mos7MO
Due to, the fact that they have been the cause of many terrorist attacks, so I think they shouldn't be given more chances.
@9FY47NJ7mos7MO
If they can surveil Muslim communities, they can surveil any community. It’s also notable that Muslims are not a particularly significant statistical group in terms of terrorism in the United States. If this question was truly about trying to protect the country, then anyone who agreed with this should also approve of the monitoring of right-wing churches and community groups, which are a far more statistically relevant group in terms of terrorism.
@9GCMBQ9 7mos7MO
I have met many Muslims and am friends with enough to know that the vast majority of Muslims are not aggressive or have the ideals that the extremists do. They generally would say that those extremists just bring down the name they try to build for themselves.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
Muslim isn't a race.
@99T7NPW1yr1Y
When they say Muslim they are clearly referring to Arabic people in general. It’s incredibly obvious but even if this is not the case it is religious persecution and also unconstitutional and inherently racist
@9LVH8BR3wks3W
Following the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, a new wave of anti-Muslim sentiment rose up across the country. Governors declared they would refuse to accept Syrian refugees within their state borders. The House of Representatives passed a bill designed to halt the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to the United States. Congress tightened controls in the visa waiver program by passing a law that enshrines discrimination against dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria, or anyone who has visited those countries in recent years — including the relatives of American citizens wanting to visit family.
Source https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/discriminatory-profiling/anti-muslim-discrimination
@9FPD98Z8mos8MO
People and the news sometimes really only tells you what they want you to hear. You can hear a million things about Muslims and people of other races and religeons, but this does not mean that they're the way everyone makes them out to be. It's extremely unfair to judge someone and everyone that would fall under the said catagory without even putting the effort to getting to know the person.
@9H224X5Justice party member6mos6MO
Some of the reasons that targeting Muslims is racist is because in the past people of the Muslim communities have committed bad crimes against the country.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, and increase surveillance on all new immigrants
@9GXGKPY6mos6MO
Muslims are stained on the idea that all Muslims are terrorists, when in fact the black community proves to have the highest criminal activity and death rates out of all the communities. Peace is a pillar of Islam that all Muslims follow.
@9LVH8BR3wks3W
It´s racist and stereotypical. If were going to say because of 911 or etc . We should say that for Christianity and Judaism because a lot of AMERICAN terrorist or these 2 religions too. Lets not forget what happen in Iraq and Iran and Syria and PALESTINE. MOST OF MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOW SUFFERING FROM ARE CHRISTIAN OR JEWISH PRESIDENT.
@9JT2KPS3mos3MO
Increasing surveillance on a neighborhood or community in general because of a religion is a violation of the non immigrant US Muslim citizens and their first amendment right. Even if they aren't legal but still pay US Taxes ,I believe its still an encroachment of privacy and is prejudice motivated.
@9F9Q7Y28mos8MO
This is a prejudice approach. Surveillance should be based strictly on crime rates and history of criminal activity, no immigration status.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes
@99T7NPW1yr1Y
Racist
@9FPD98Z8mos8MO
My best counter argument to the "yes" position on Muslim Surveillance would be to switch the roles. Imagine if you were put into the situation where just people you believed in a specific thing, looked one way compared to the others, had a "bad rep" because of something that you didn't do, you are treated and seen as some sort of "monster" that is contantly surveillanced and watched over. How would that seem fair to you? It doesn't. No matter what you could say, it's very cruel and unjust to treat someone one way because they're different from you.
@9FTQ2GV8mos8MO
just because muslims targerted us during 911 doesnt mean that all muslims are bad. not every human has bad intetions or motives just because of there race/culture.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, until the frequency of terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists decrease
@9GCMBQ9 7mos7MO
Muslims deserve as much respect and dignity as provided to any other religious group. It would be unjust to treat a group differently because there are extremists in those groups as they are still American citizens no matter what.
@9GCYKJB7mos7MO
Muslims are responsible for most, if not all, terrorist attacks across the world. We cannot simply trust that they won’t commit acts of terror because they live in America.
@9GCMBQ9 7mos7MO
That is not what I was implying. Any American is capable of committing heinous crimes but the fact is, is that a Muslim citizen in America deserves the same rights and dignity that any other citizen should.
@KingdomPorpoisePatriot7mos7MO
Take for example, the Boston Marathon bombing. The perpetrators were Muslim brothers who grew up in the United States. The tragedy led to increased scrutiny of Muslim communities, even though most Muslims are peaceful and law-abiding citizens.
@9GDH68H7mos7MO
Any type of group in society can have a negative trait associated with them, so why should Muslims be unique in terms of policy?
@9FWPW6P8mos8MO
Spying on Muslims is against the constitution and is discriminating on religious grounds. Many of the terrorists are extremists who have became extreme and don't follow the majority sect of the religion. The government should consider this from a criminal or political perspective instead of focusing on religion.
@9FTQ4J88mos8MO
Terrorists actions can destabilize the government and harm people, but not all Muslims are terrorists and we should monitor Muslims neighborhoods because of it.
@8Y6KCD42yrs2Y
Yes, and local police should increase surveillance and patrol of all neighborhoods with high crime rates regardless of race or religion.
@4PLZY2B4yrs4Y
Muslim neighborhoods? what is this nazi Germany?
@d3bates4yrs4Y
No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, Islamophobic, and incendiary and would provide ISIS with ammunition to accuse the U.S. of a conspiracy against Islam
@4PWL4TS4yrs4Y
Their should be no Muslim neighbourhoods as they breed terrorism and intolerance as we have seen in Europe. Immigrants should be evenly distributed throughout the country and forced to integrate with the current population.
@4PRG5DS4yrs4Y
No, more attacks are commited by Christian fanatics
@4PP4LXS4yrs4Y
No, just an illusion to create fear among the people and to bring about their new world order by bringing in martial law as a facade to protect the people when they are actually stripping us of our rights...they are just using a twisted cult of a religion such as Islam to do it..
@4PKT9DK4yrs4Y
All neighborhoods presenting a high probability of violence and crime should have increased patrols. The race and or religion makeup of those neighborhoods should not play a role
@4PN6YBG4yrs4Y
yes we are being invaded from within all we have to do is listen to briton communities and see what will happen here, the united states was based on christianity that is why most immigrated here those who immigrate to the u. s. need to intigrate within our communities, celebrate thier religions and customs but realize they have moved to a christian nation and respect our way of life and not try to change us or we will retaliate with a vengance
@sophmiller20042yrs2Y
The US was founded on immigrants and people of different cultural backgrounds. We should accept people for who they are and where they come from. We are all human after all.
@8RB2K9D3yrs3Y
The US is multicultural
@4PPC7LK4yrs4Y
Neighborhoods with increased violence require increased surveillance no matter who lives there.
@4PZ6W3J4yrs4Y
Yes until they actively and publicly show they are against these atrocities. Just think - if Jews or Christians were cutting off people's heads, raping children there would be an outcry against that behavior by their respective leaders and members. We don't see that condemnation by Muslim leaders.
@4PYDJ884yrs4Y
As one who is not blind to the fact that it isn't anyone but Muslims who are blowing themselves up and committing modern acts of terrorism I cannot deny I would feel safer if there was greater watch over Muslim communities. However, because so very few of all Muslims actually possess the propensity to commit such acts that I can't justify discriminating communities of Muslim Americans in such a way.
@4TXL84Y4yrs4Y
Yes. Islam is NOT a religion, it is a socio-political ideology masquerading as a religion. No problem at all banning it.
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
“Islam is NOT a religion”
It is a socio-political ideology...which is tied to a theological structure.
Almost like communism.
@546SBLY4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if their neighborhoods are proving suspect, or if they're showing legit higher crime rates. But it is incendiary and racist. It needs to stop. Perhaps cash-incentivizing Muslims to turn in fellow Muslim terror suspects.
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
“racist”
Muslim isn't a race.
@4PMDWQR4yrs4Y
Only if they look sketchy. Constantly patrolling them will just make them angry and cause them to be more sneaky.
@4Q27D474yrs4Y
No, But law enforcement should be allowed to criminally profile, not racially profile.
@5446QWQ4yrs4Y
No, Muslims should increase self defense and resist police occupation
@4XKBDJYLibertarian4yrs4Y
Wider latitude for action by highly trained individuals. the average police officer has too low of an IQ to be trusted
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