The Unjust in Racial Profiling

Vaneesha Lowrie

Professor Yelena K.

English 102

16 April 2017

The Unjust In Racial Profiling

            I would like to talk about Racial Profiling. Is racial profiling alive and stronger than ever? Yes! The mistreatment of minorities are causing high tensions across the United States. Racial profiling is a negative and brutal activity showed all through the United States. Many individuals have encountered this sort of treatment, leaving a harming impact on people, and additionally their families. Racial profiling is a demonstration of segregation that causes a lot of anguish and in some cases even passing. This offensive demonstration gives a negative effect to society. A man should not be judged due to their appearance. Police are not by any means the only ones that racially profile, ordinary individuals racially profile also.

            Law enforcement in Chicago, was under a yearlong investigation by the Justice Department. In the article, "Watch: Justice Department Reports hits Chicago police for lack of accountability, rampant racial profiling." Matthew Rozsa states,” The Justice Department discharged an official report, condemning the Chicago Police Department for frequently abusing its power and targeting racial minorities." What is unexpected about that will be that Chicago police has dependably been blamed for racial profiling, however nothing is being done about it. The larger part of these harassed people were African American. As indicated by Matthew Rozsa, “These findings were particularly telling given that a major catalyst for the investigation was the fatal shooting of an African American teenager named, Laquan McDonald, by a white police officer." Different occurrences over the Unified States have had an effect on our general public.

           An incident in Sanford, Florida also demonstrates that racial profiling is without a doubt dynamic in the United States. The story of Trayvon Martin, who was gunned down because of racial profiling. Trayvon Martin was a seventeen year old African American who was shot and murdered by an area watch captain in Sanford, FL., in 2012. The murder of Martin and how the police took care of his case started a national discussion over racial profiling and the part of equipped neighborhood watch individuals in law enforcement. Racial profiling is simply one more type of prejudice, and yes it exist, much the same as racism does.

          A great deal of law enforcement across the nation have been accused of racial profiling, however little is ever done about it. It is so out of line to judge somebody from insights or just on what they look like. It has become so awful that individuals are losing their lives as a result of it. Racial profiling has devastated open trust in police. The over the top constrain by police are illegal. Each time a law authority is blamed for racial profiling it appears as though it is constantly legitimized. When somebody passes on it's still recently sort of cleared under the mat. African Americans are by all account not the only individuals who are racially profiled, another case of racial profiling is the focusing of Middle Easterners and Muslims since the September eleventh attacks. Racial profiling is a shocking discriminatory act, however not each one suspects as much. As indicated by Alan Yahas' article, “Trump proposes racial profiling as a tactic to start thinking about." Yahas talks about Trumps interview with CBS, Face the Nation. Trump states, “I think profiling is something that were going to have to start thinking about as a country, if you look at Israel and you look at others, they do it successfully."

          What is terrifying about that statement is that he is the leader of this country and he is supposed to set an example for the people that he is leading. By making a statement like that, it gives the impression that racial profiling is ok. Trump states, “Racial or religious profiling was not the worst thing to do." When those statements were made he was talking about Muslims, however racial profiling is racial profiling and it is not acceptable.

          Racial profiling has many negative effects and those effects incorporate the inconvenience and mortification of numerous minorities. I trust the absence of solidarity in America and the likelihood of a genuine criminal escaping on the grounds that he is not a minority is definitely a danger to society. Many individuals trust that racial profiling is all of America’s fears going to a surface. We have to beat those feelings with keeping in mind the end goal to stop racial profiling. At the point when individuals are judged every day in light of their skin shading or nationality, there will be absence of solidarity. In what manner can individuals join together on the off chance that they cannot look past the surface? They cannot. This is an incredible divider among individuals in America.

          Debate.org had a debate about, is racial profiling wrong? 58% say yes and 42% say no. Each one who feels that racial profiling is necessary, trusts that racial profiling manages truths and not appearance. When viewing a few people's feelings its terrible realizing that individuals truly have this contempt for minorities and it is essential that it continues to be addressed.

            Many individuals trust that some law enforcement has been the foundation of racial profiling. Stereotyping and segregation construct basically with respect to a difference in race are two things which are ceaselessly disheartened and condemned all through the legal system. Cops across the country harass walkers, make movement stops and treacherously seek subjects every day. According to the publication, Section One: Race and the Police. Justice on Trial, " A growing body of statistical evidence demonstrates that black drivers are disproportionately stopped for minor traffic offenses because the police assume that they are engaged in more serious criminal activity.”