Racial Profiling: An Uncessary Injustice

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Racial profiling is the most idiotic and arrogant thing you can ever do as a person. Usually the people who are affected by racial profiling are minorities, however, any person can be a victim of racial profiling. Some may think that racial profiling is non-existent, however, I would like to bring the situation into focus and show that it is still in existence and has been observed in the past and now in the current year. Although, more than fifty percent of the time racial profiling is conducted it is against a man or woman of color; an African-American in other words. There are instances where a white person can be a victim as well. Trying not to say that there isn't any person out there that is exempted from racial profiling, because there isn't a single person who is just exempted from this cruel method of decision making. In my essay I will talk about racial profiling and what it is, however, you can't forget about where it happens and of course why. Several resolutions will be discussed in this essay to alleviate this problem. Racial profiling is simply this, the color or race of a person while making a decision regarding that person. Usually when being racially profiled you are automatically marked as the worst example of your race. It is amazing the amount of things that a person can make up about your race. Most of the things they say are not true at all. You can't just say, “well all black people carry guns and eat chicken and watermelon.” You're racially profiling this person because of what you've observed among other black people. In this case, this is just morally wrong. Despite color a person of any creed can carry a gun, eat chicken, and watermelon. This statement would make you look completely idiotic... ... middle of paper ... ... victimized. Works Cited "Commentary: 'Gates' a case of racial profiling?" Daily Record [Rochester, NY] 12 Aug. 2009. General OneFile. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. . "Rulings says Utah district engaged in racial profiling." American School & University [Online Exclusive] (2009). General OneFile. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. . "Feds to investigate racial profiling claims." New Haven Register [New Haven, CT] 3 Dec. 2009. General OneFile. Web. 6 Dec. 2009. . Law Enforcement Action Forum Newsletter. State of Michigan, City of Jackson, Oct 2001. Web. Oct. 2001 .

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