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> “It’s nothing more than collecting and utilizing data. We may not like to admit it, but the truth of the matter is that those that own and operate motorcycles

> “It’s nothing more than collecting and utilizing data. We may not like to admit it, but the truth of the matter is that those that own and operate motorcycles are 67% more likely to be involved in illegal or criminal activity than those that do not own or operate a motorcycle.” and… > It’s the same as firearms, if local P.D or Highway Patrol were to pull someone over that is a registered firearm owner, that officer has the right to know this information going into the interaction, the same could be said about a local P.D or Highway Patrol Officer that pulled over a registered motorcycle owner, the situations are honestly interchangeable in the eyes of National and Homeland Security. Disturbing.

bediger4000 12y ago
So all we have to do is figure out what indicators (registered firearm owner, motorcycle owner, Linux user, Presbyterian/Quaker/Mennonite, blah blah) the FBI has pulled out of it's collective unconscious/cornhole, not do any of those things, and law enforcement won't harass us? Are they really that stupid? Or alternatively, does law enforcement really run on ill-thought-out indicators like this? Why wasn't I told this in High School "Civics"?
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thirdtruck 12y ago
Not to mention that the "67% more likely" figure is meaningless without knowing the base number. And that "involved in illegal or criminal activity" is a huge umbrella, covering even unintentional tax fraud.