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In response to "From an interview I saw, it did seem like someone who set up a subreddit put some caveats in its opening post, urging people to avoid profiling" by Max

Right. I'm sure there could be value in it, but the ability to control so that it's productive is virtually non-existent. -- nm

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Apr 26 '13, 15:32

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Well, if all they did was look for people who had a backpack in one shot and didn't in another, that might have been helpful. But singling out - mara Apr 26, 15:40 3
- except when you know that the bomb was in a backpack - charlie Apr 26, 15:43 2
  - Sure, but the vast majority of people with backpacks were innocent. Looking for a guy with a dark backpack wasn't enough; they needed to also find - mara Apr 26, 15:48 1
    - to my recollection, they did find photos with and without, including the one from the guy from FL whose friend saw his photos on fb. -- nm - b. Apr 26, 15:51

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