The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has suggested the country should consider using profiling to combat crime.
Mr Trump made the remarks when asked if he supported more profiling of Muslims in the US, in the context of last week's shooting at an Orlando gay club.
Profiling uses ethnicity, race and religion to determine whether a person has or is likely to commit crimes.
Critics say it could alienate Muslims.
In an interview with CBS, Mr Trump said other countries had "successfully" adopted the measure.
"I hate the concept of profiling but we have to start using common sense," he said.
"I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country... It's not the worst thing to do."
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