Progress

Affirmative action programs have been under fire lately. Most recently, some have questioned their role in the Jayson Blair case at the NY Times. Prior to that, the University of Michigan's Affirmative Action policies ended up before the Supreme Court. Whatever their merits, there is one area where such policies have definitely made a difference.

For decades, the exciting field of serial killing has been dominated by white males with above average intelligence. Narrow minded police profilers, still caught in the tentacles of discrimination & prejudice, continue even today to stubbornly cling to the old ways.

But with multiple murder charges against Derrick Todd Lee in a recent string of killings in Louisiana, as well as the arrests of alleged snipers John Lee Malvo and John Mohammed last October, we as a nation have entered a new era of equal opportunity. All three of these suspects are black males who, quite frankly, aren't all that bright. Yet they still managed to rack up impressive bodycounts while the police remained focused on white males.

America should be proud of its progress.