The Pros And Cons Of Racial Profiling

Racial profiling occurs when authority uses someone’s race or ethnicity to decide whether or not to use enforcement. This controversial act is highly illegal and is mostly caused by stereotypes of certain races and ethnicities. Black males are mostly targeted due to the color of their skin, the type of car they drive, the genre of music they are listening to and how they are dressed. Some call this act DWB, driving while black. Black males are stopped and searched constantly with no probable cause just because of their race and gender. If a group of black males are riding in a car with hats on, and loud music they are more likely to get stopped than a group of white males doing the same thing. It is

Racial profiling has been and will continue to be a problem in the United States. Many believe that racial profiling is more prevalent in today’s society; however, this issue has been a part of our society since slavery. Moreover, African American males are mostly the targets of racial profiling, especially in larger cities like New York City and Los Angeles. Racial profiling is becoming a huge problem within the police departments. Police officers are conducting more traffic stops on African Americans males than on any other racial group, for the reason that many police officers believe African Americans males are most likely to be engaged in some sort of criminal activity. Thus, racial

Racial profiling is simply, “the unlawful police practice of using race, color, or ethnic background, as the reason for conducting a traffic stop on an individual.” (Michigan Civil Rights Commission) This definition can be extended to any kind of discrimination mainly based on myths and stereotypes towards a certain race or ethnicity. However, the term racial profiling is commonly used when a police officer or any other law enforcer stops, questions, searches or arrests an individual purely on the basis of their race. African Americans or simply blacks have been the major racial group that has suffered much of racial profiling. Much of this is based on the stereotypes against the blacks are perceived as more likely to engage in criminal activities. For instance, in a 2013 Racial Profiling Data from Ferguson Police Department, out of 5384 police stops, 4632 were against blacks. (Ferguson Police Dept. 1) Despite the low population of blacks in U.S. compared to other races, the former continues being subjected to more racial profiling. Racial profiling against African Americans continues to expose the blacks to humiliation and racial injustices, as this paper will expose, thereby calling for the responsible authorities to address and find solutions for the problem.

In today’s world we deal with multiple cases of racial profiling seemingly on a daily basis. Turn on the television, check the internet, or simply have a discussion with someone and you’ll hear about it. "Racial Profiling" describes discriminatory practices by law enforcement officials who target people for suspicion of crime based on their ethnicity, race, origin, or religion. The term first came about during the War on Drugs in the 1970’s and 1980’s when law enforcement were accused of pulling over motorists simply because of their race, then unlawfully searching their vehicles for illegal substances. There are varying opinions about this topic and as the year’s progress, it seems acts of racism, labeling, and profiling increase. Many of the instances of racial profiling that occur today involve criminal justice.

“Racial Profiling is a longstanding and deeply troubling national problem despite claims that the United States has entered a “post-racial era” according to aclu.org. Although U.S. has moved past the civil rights era there are still improvements to be done about stereotypes of black people. As provided in the quote, progress has not made its way because of the bigotry of some people in this society. As seen in the mythical poem like “Signing Boy”, white people are always making preconceptions of what black people are like before they even say anything or do anything. This issue has haunted America for the longest but it seems like it creeps back up steadily dividing people apart. There is only so much black people can take from being stereotyped everywhere they live in this country.

The arguments surrounding racial profiling can be distilled into two fundamental questions. Is this racial profiling practiced widely by police agencies in the United States? And if so, is the practice beneficial? Many feel that the use of profiles is beneficial for law officials. Some proponents argue that when race is used, but not necessarily as the sole factor profiles are useful. Additionally, those who support the use tend to find that complaints about profiling by racially underrepresented groups are unwarranted, overstated, and unsubstantiated.

There are so many things that are going on in this world that people can’t keep up with everything that is happening. One of the topics that many people talk about is racial profiling. Racial profiling is when a person feels that someone has been targeting someone about their race by talking down on them.

Throughout history Black men have been accustomed to being profiled, interrogated harassed by whites, and accused of accusations. Racial profiling has been a major component of America’s History. History has repeated itself and Black men are still facing the same limitations as they ancestors experienced. Lynching’s and accusations was a historic experience for blacks in the 1940’s. Today, we see Blacks arrested and incarcerated at higher rates then any other racial group. As Michelle Alexander research demonstrates incarcerating blacks is our “New Jim Crow”.

Racial profiling is the act of using somebody race as a key factor in deciding their character. Racial profiling has been one the leading cause of major incidents in today’s time. It’s been in the U.S. Criminal System for decades and now is reaching its peak. With people not feeling like they are being fairly treated, this society has turned into turmoil. Racial profiling can be minimized by educating the community concerning stereotypes in regards to ethnicity, national origin, and religion.

Racial profiling is the most arrogant thing you can ever do as a man. Normally the individuals who are influenced by racial profiling are minorities, but any individual can be a victim of racial profiling. Some may feel that racial profiling is non-existent; however, it is still in presence and has been seen in the past and now in the present year. Although more than fifty percent of the time racial profiling is led against a man or a woman of color; an African-American to be specific. There are examples where a white individual can be a casualty also. Trying to say that there isn't any individual out there that is excluded from racial profiling, because there isn't an individual who is simply free from this cruel strategy for choice making.

Today’s world we deal with multiple cases of racial profiling. Turn on the television, internet or just the latest talk and you’ll hear about it. "Racial Profiling" describes a discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting certain people for suspicion of crime based on the ones ethnicity, race, origin or religion. The term first came about during the war on drugs in the 1970s and 1980s, when law enforcement were accused of pulling over motorists over their race and then searching their vehicles for illegal substances. There’s a couple different ways on how racial profiling is viewed. As the years progress so does this predicament of racism, labeling and profiling. Most of the profiling that is common today would conclude

Racial profiling, according to The Leadership Conference, “refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.” This is a troubling pressing issue in the United States till this day. Racial profiling is patently illegal and violates the U.S. Constitution’s core promises of equal protection under the law to all and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. Moreover, racial profiling is ineffective. Although people assume and stereotype others thinking that it would benefit them in certain situations, race will always play prominent a role in America through racial and police encounters with African Americans and Latinos in an unfavorable aspect.

Many People presume racial profiling is a recent phenomenon that occurred in the 80s as the news about African Americans being pulled over for “driving while black” made national headlines. “Racial Profiling,” however, has endured in various forms for decades in black communities from the slave trade, Jim Crow laws and in its most recent form as discriminatory conduct from Police Department personnel to the Criminal Justice System. Three Hundred years of unfair racialized practices that date back to the 1700s in the United States for people of African descent (1).

Racism, discrimination, prejudice, and hatred are the things that stain law enforcement around the world. Blacks who are stopped by police fear that justice is never on their side. Racial profiling puts a dent in the trust between young black males and the police. According to Webster Dictionary racial profiling is the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior. Racial profiling has always been an issue with police and the black community. Even though researchers agree on the causes and perimeters, there is no immediate answer as to why blacks are targeted by police. The United States has not evolved into a post-racial society (as by Bell, Hopson, Craig & Robinson, 2014). This information has put fear into black drivers because of the consequences

Racial profiling by definition is, the use of race or ethnicity as ground for suspecting someone of having committed an offence. Racial profiling continues to be a prevalent and egregious form of discrimination in the United States. Upon my reading of “What Do You See” by Dean Simmon, he speaks on the ideas that people these days use racial profiling more than we may know. He is concerned about the fact that people, base people off of what see rather than actually getting to know the person. “When you see someone who is different from you,” writes Dean, “do not think of him or her as something, but as someone.” (276). It was brought to my attention that more than just a few people stereotype or profile. At the beginning of the reading it says some very common stereotypes. “White kids are rich, snobby, silver spoon brats who get what they want when they want it, but they are smart. Black kids are poor, lazy, drug-dealing thugs who wear their pants too low and talk in ‘ebonics,’ but they are good at sports. Mexicans are job-stealing, under-educated, breeding cockroaches who have twenty-five family members living in a two-bedroom house, but they are good workers.” (274). As we read some of the stereotypes Simmons writes we realize we have either used some of these stereotypes or heard them. Simmons also brings up a very valid point. “It is well known that all people are afraid of change.” (274). I am not usually one to admit that I am afraid of something but I must admit I am