I don't think you understand what "checking me out first" implies. This person is now labelled across the United States as a potential terrorist. Even if he is

I don't think you understand what "checking me out first" implies. This person is now labelled across the United States as a potential terrorist. Even if he is exonerated, the damage would have been done. It will likely have a great impact on his future. We also don't know at this point how he has been treated. You state that the "likelihood of him being suspect were greater than others". Who decides this? If there were 1000 runners with a heavy middle eastern accent, would they all have been arrested? Do you put all middle eastern people in camps (as was done to the Japanese in US and Canada during WW2)? I don't have answer to these questions, I do object to your notion that there is nothing wrong with this.