CNN Opinion

I was watching Anderson Cooper's reporting on the tragedy in Haiti. One of the reporters implied rescuers were not assisting the poor but focusing on victims in a "posh" hotel. SHAME ON YOU!!! How dare you make this into a bigger tragedy by saying the people who went there to help are selecting who they help by reviewing their economic status first!!! There is no doubt in my mind there are many, many poor people suffering alone in places far away from the main focus of relief efforts. I do not believe this is due to people selecting those being helped based on social status. Aid is not reaching many of those in need. This happens for a variety of reasons, some of which are out of the control of those trying to help. There is no need to turn this into a "Jerry Springer" moment by playing on the emotions of people in crisis.

When I went to the site to leave a comment on the blog I noticed comments had been closed on several posts. It seemed as though it was as soon as there was disagreement with the politically correct view. One in particular was about profiling. Say what you wish, profiling is a tool that works!! It is not PC to support it and many times those in authority pass up opportunities to verify status just so they do not get into trouble with civil liberties, etc. The Ft. Hood shooter is a perfect example of people knowing he was crazy but not wanting to appear "racist." They did nothing!!!

Let's stop being so worried about being politically correct that we lose the chance to avert tragedy. It would be nice to have people who are not politically motivated sit down and objectively look at the systems in place now and streamline policies. It is for the protection of ALL.