The Pros And Cons Of Racial Profiling Of African Americans

It's dark out. The street remains quiet and the sounds of the city have faded. A woman walking down the street crosses, her heels thumping against the sidewalk. As she walks further into the night she feels a presence upon her. Suddenly the worries of the day have escaped her mind. All she can think about was the increasing echo of heavy footsteps behind her. Heart beating, she skips along the street, heels thumping with every step. She reaches a stoplight, and her heels come skidding to a stop. Her chest is aching and she's beginning to accept her fate, when, the man steps into the light with her. At first she looks away, praying that he won’t choose her as his next victim. As the seconds vanish, she decides to turn, to take a peek at the man breathing quietly beside her. Her brown hair whips around her shoulder and she clutches her handbag studying the man. It was difficult to make out his face in the poorly lit corner, but as she examined him she took note of his shiny blue eyes and light complexion. Without delay, her shoulders relax, and she releases the tight grip

From the imposition of slavery to the racial profiling, African Americans have been considered a threat. This fear is demonstrated through the African American struggle, beginning with the limitation on slave literacy, the restraint on citizenship, deliberate prevention of constitutional rights, and the destruction of thousands of innocent black lives. All of this fear has intensified through the years. The stereotype that the black race is dangerous developed with a combination of this accumulation of fear, the resultant generations of African American bitterness towards the white race, as well as inevitable criminal activity within any race. It should be noted that black men, in particular, face an increased amount of profiling because of the established stereotype of men as