## profile_controller.rb
before_filter :get_user

protected

  def get_user
    @user = User.find(params[:user])
  end

##view

<% if @user = current_user %>
  show the user some shit
<% else %>
  don't show the user any shit
<% end %>

#using restful_authentication and this doesn't work, what am I doing incorrectly?