First, the Berkeley County Sheriff's department was praised for their arrest of two Egyptian students on terror charges: Ahmed Mohamed and Youssef Megahed, but now they're being questioned about racist remarks they made. The U.S. District Attorney's Office is handling the case and has asked that no one from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Comment until the case is closed.

But there are mixed feelings about the words exchanged. Those in the Charleston's Muslim Community found the language very offensive, while a former military man said he didn't have a problem with what was said.

Danny Gibson is no stranger to suspicion. He works for Threat Management, a private security firm in North Charleston, but spent years in Iraq and Afghanistan as an investigator and U.S. Marine Scout Sniper.

"Profiling in general is a very effective tool. I don't think it should be based solely on race but there's all sorts of other factors," said Gibson.

The factors two Berkeley County deputies faced back in August, when they pulled over Megahed and Mohamed, Gibson says were fair game for further investigation.

"I'd rather look back and question whether or not I was justified in pulling someone over, rather than be worried about racial profiling and not continue to investigate and then have something catastrophic happen," said Gibson.

Muslim Americans Imam Mohamed Melhem and Alan Ali agree investigating is warranted when certain suspicions are presented, but the words in this case they say were "very unfortunate."

"It is fine to keep closer watch. Security is very important but don't pass judgment," said Imam Melhem.

The two believe education is critical to correcting situations where they feel their religion is unfairly attacked.

"There's a lot of information out there regarding Islam and a lot of misinformation. The two get crossed in the media," said Ali.

The problem is, law enforcement officers must make split second decisions. Gibson says there's not always room for the benefit of the doubt.

"Unfortunately, sometimes that means being politically incorrect and standing up for what's right rather than worrying about hurting one's feelings," said Gibson.

Both deputies are still employed and on active duty with the Sheriff's Department.