Police Profiling of Transgender people
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Police Profiling of Transgender people
The issue of the transgender people rights not being respected has been witnessed in the world. The Lesbians, Gays and Transgender people have been viewed as immoral people who should not be accepted in the normal society by a majority of people in the globe. When one is realized to be a transgender individual, the way he/she is treated by others in the public becomes different. The respect given to them is way too low such that they always fear to proclaim their stand before people. Despite the fact that they have the right to exist, the transgender people do not get protection from the relevant authorities such as the police department (Ruiz, 2008).
In fact, a majority of people belonging to this category of individuals claim that they face a lot of harassment from the police. When they go to report cases of unfair treatment to the police stations, no one takes them serious thus leaving them helpless. In this assignment, the main aim will be to discuss the profiling of the transgender people by the police as well as the consequences that come along with the matter and the rights that they are entitled to as human beings despite their …show more content…
The fact that they have sexual feelings towards people of their gender does not mean that they should not enjoy their rights of protection. Instead of the police officers profiling and arresting them aimlessly, they should protect them from any kind discrimination. The rights provided by the constitution of any country especially the United States provide that each human, despite his/her sexual life should enjoy all the rights as a citizen of the country. Therefore, the transgender people should be equally protected just like other people in any part of the world (Ruiz,
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Institution
Police Profiling of Transgender people
The issue of the transgender people rights not being respected has been witnessed in the world. The Lesbians, Gays and Transgender people have been viewed as immoral people who should not be accepted in the normal society by a majority of people in the globe. When one is realized to be a transgender individual, the way he/she is treated by others in the public becomes different. The respect given to them is way too low such that they always fear to proclaim their stand before people. Despite the fact that they have the right to exist, the transgender people do not get protection from the relevant authorities such as the police department (Ruiz, 2008).
In fact, a majority of people belonging to this category of individuals claim that they face a lot of harassment from the police. When they go to report cases of unfair treatment to the police stations, no one takes them serious thus leaving them helpless. In this assignment, the main aim will be to discuss the profiling of the transgender people by the police as well as the consequences that come along with the matter and the rights that they are entitled to as human beings despite their …show more content…
The fact that they have sexual feelings towards people of their gender does not mean that they should not enjoy their rights of protection. Instead of the police officers profiling and arresting them aimlessly, they should protect them from any kind discrimination. The rights provided by the constitution of any country especially the United States provide that each human, despite his/her sexual life should enjoy all the rights as a citizen of the country. Therefore, the transgender people should be equally protected just like other people in any part of the world (Ruiz,