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Profiling has been a key part in stopping many terrorist attacks. If an airport security worker sees a man acting suspiciously while carrying a container that also seems suspicious then they should be able to search that man. Also, if profiling can be used to catch people who have had a B.O.L.O. put out on them with a rough statement of their appearance. For example, if a B.O.L.O. goes out for a white male approximately 5'5" with a large beard heading for the airport then airport workers should be able to stop people matching the description. This does not mean, however, that workers should pull people aside based solely on race or ethnic. People should be pulled aside if they fit a profile of a known fugitive or if their appearance creates suspicion. It is very hard to get people who will profile without racial prejudice, but I believe it would be worth it if out of the hundred times an airport official angers an innocent person for simply "looking" like a terrorist, one terrorist is actually caught.