"Profiling" is a very politically loaded word. In practice, it is using a list of easily discernable common factors to create a "profile" of a person that is more likely to be engaged in some sort of behavior. Personally, I think it is a valuable tool for law enforcement.
I think that as citizens we do the same thing all the time, often without thinking about it. There are certain nieghborhoods I avoid because I assume that they are less safe than others. Things I pick up on are young men and teenagers congregating on the street corner, people openly smoking and drinking what appears to be pot and alcohol, and nieghborhoods where cars that appear to be abandoned or in severe disrepair ere left on the side of the road or haphazzardly distributed in someone's yard.
I've made quite a few private sales and purchases of firearms over the last 20 or so years, and I would nevere buy a firearm in an area like that described above.
Additionally, I would back out of a deal if I talked to the person on the phone and they had a thick Spanish accent. My concern would be that they are illegal immigrants (I live in Fl where there are alot of migrant workers).
Furthermore, if I met someone that had what looked like alot of Jailhouse tattoos or talked like a thug I would also back out of a FTF deal.
Those are basic profiles that I use. Can anyone offer any other things you look for or take action on?
I think that as citizens we do the same thing all the time, often without thinking about it. There are certain nieghborhoods I avoid because I assume that they are less safe than others. Things I pick up on are young men and teenagers congregating on the street corner, people openly smoking and drinking what appears to be pot and alcohol, and nieghborhoods where cars that appear to be abandoned or in severe disrepair ere left on the side of the road or haphazzardly distributed in someone's yard.
I've made quite a few private sales and purchases of firearms over the last 20 or so years, and I would nevere buy a firearm in an area like that described above.
Additionally, I would back out of a deal if I talked to the person on the phone and they had a thick Spanish accent. My concern would be that they are illegal immigrants (I live in Fl where there are alot of migrant workers).
Furthermore, if I met someone that had what looked like alot of Jailhouse tattoos or talked like a thug I would also back out of a FTF deal.
Those are basic profiles that I use. Can anyone offer any other things you look for or take action on?