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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No

 @9G62X6Z from Louisiana disagreed…6mos6MO

Due to, the fact that they have been the cause of many terrorist attacks, so I think they shouldn't be given more chances.

 @9FY47NJ from Massachusetts agreed…6mos6MO

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 agreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

  @JonBSimConstitutionfrom Kentucky disagreed…2yrs2Y

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

Muslim isn't a race.

 @99T7NPW from Florida commented…1yr1Y

No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

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

 @9G62X6Z from Louisiana disagreed…6mos6MO

Here's the thing they have been given many chances, and if it means protect the rest of the U.S. citizens so be it.

 @9H224X5Justice party member from Georgia agreed…4mos4MO

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.

 @9FWPW6Pagreed…6mos6MO

Targeting a religious group because of some extremists and criminals is unethical and many who follow the religion aren't like this at all. Target the criminals, not the Muslims.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

No, but police should increase surveillance and patrol of all high crime neighborhoods

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, and increase surveillance on all new immigrants

 @9GXGKPYdisagreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @9JT2KPS from Texas disagreed…2mos2MO

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.

 @9FFKN5K from California disagreed…6mos6MO

No, because immigration status should not be the reason that people cant come to this county, it should be based more on criminal background.

 @9F9Q7Y2 from New York disagreed…7mos7MO

This is a prejudice approach. Surveillance should be based strictly on crime rates and history of criminal activity, no immigration status.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes

 @99T7NPW from Florida disagreed…1yr1Y

No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

Racist

 @9FPD98Z from Texas disagreed…6mos6MO

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.

 @9FTQ2GV from Connecticut disagreed…6mos6MO

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.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, until the frequency of terrorist attacks by Muslim extremists decrease

 @9GCMBQ9 disagreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @9GCYKJB from Florida disagreed…5mos5MO

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 commented…5mos5MO

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.

 @KingdomPorpoisePatriot from Illinois disagreed…5mos5MO

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.

 @9GDH68H from Washington D.C. disagreed…5mos5MO

Any type of group in society can have a negative trait associated with them, so why should Muslims be unique in terms of policy?

 @9FPD98Z from Texas disagreed…6mos6MO

I still find this an ignorant argument. I understand where the person can be coming from, but at the same time Muslims are just people. Just because of something that has happened does not mean that every person is going to be that way and it's honestly extremely unlikely for the person to be exactly like the last. At the end of the day, we are all just people, we shouldnt be treated differently for that.

 @9FY47NJ from Massachusetts disagreed…6mos6MO

Muslims are not the primary group in terms of terrorists, at least in the United States. This is instead right-wing extremists who commit terrorism on a far more massive scale.

 @8Y6KCD4 from Kentucky answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and local police should increase surveillance and patrol of all neighborhoods with high crime rates regardless of race or religion.

 @4PWL4TSfrom Maine answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @4PRG5DSfrom Iowa answered…3yrs3Y

 @4PP4LXSfrom Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

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..

 @4PLZY2Bfrom Kansas answered…3yrs3Y

 @d3batesfrom Massachusetts answered…3yrs3Y

No, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, Islamophobic, and incendiary and would provide ISIS with ammunition to accuse the U.S. of a conspiracy against Islam

 @4PKT9DKfrom Arizona answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @4PN6YBGfrom Idaho answered…3yrs3Y

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

  @sophmiller2004 from Ohio commented…2yrs2Y

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.

 @4PPC7LKfrom Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

Neighborhoods with increased violence require increased surveillance no matter who lives there.

 @4PZ6W3Jfrom Minnesota answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @4PYDJ88from Washington answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @4TXL84Yfrom Tennessee answered…3yrs3Y

Yes. Islam is NOT a religion, it is a socio-political ideology masquerading as a religion. No problem at all banning it.

  @JonBSimConstitutionfrom Kentucky disagreed…2yrs2Y

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

Islam is NOT a religion

It is a socio-political ideology...which is tied to a theological structure.

Almost like communism.

 @546SBLYfrom Florida answered…3yrs3Y

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.

  @JonBSimConstitutionfrom Kentucky disagreed…2yrs2Y

No, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

racist

Muslim isn't a race.

 @4PMDWQRfrom Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

Only if they look sketchy. Constantly patrolling them will just make them angry and cause them to be more sneaky.

 @4Q27D47from California answered…3yrs3Y

No, But law enforcement should be allowed to criminally profile, not racially profile.

 @5446QWQfrom District of Columbia answered…3yrs3Y

 @4XKBDJYLibertarianfrom Texas answered…3yrs3Y

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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