Racial Profiling: Innocence Judged By The Shade Of Skin

Innocence Judged by the Shade of Skin Racial profiling is the foundation of racism; it is the reason for police brutality, mass incarceration, and modern day segregation. It seems impossible to stop. Our already tedious process of desegregation is being stalled even further due to society idolizing lighter skin, and immediately not just seeing, but treating darker skinned human beings as threats. In recent years, racial profiling has been highlighted, but it is not a new thing. Of course, applying stereotypes to the African American race has been happening since the beginning of slavery. Black people are ¨threats¨ and, too often, the white population feels the need to ¨stop¨ them. Stop them from what though? The only thing thatś ultimately being stopped is an innocent personś life, whether it is literal death, or them not being able to get a job and make a living. …show more content…
A lot of people view this question and automatically think of the group of people that demand justice for black lives. We should not only associate that question with the group and whether we agree with all of their procedures, views, and beliefs, but rather the actual question. Do the lives of people with dark complexion matter? “Do you fully acknowledge the unique injustices that have been and are being committed against African Americans?” (Marino 6). Martin O’Malley responded to that question with the statement, “All lives matter.” He reflected and realized that his answer was “wrong” immediately (Marino