Racial profiling is behind a lot of citizens being falsely accused of a crime they did not commit. Law enforcement practices the use of racial profiling to identify criminals who are doing wrong in society or look suspicious. Police officers use racial profiling in a negative way. They judge by the color of skin, what we look like, what we wear, and what other people in their ethnicity make of their repetition. Evidence proves that police officers abuse their power to find potential criminals. Racial profiling is a practice of racial discrimination which is unacceptable.
Racial profiling is a violation of the fourteenth amendment. The fourteenth amendment states, “deny to any person within jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” …show more content…
Racial profiling encourages police to use a lower standard of evidence for African Americans, Hispanics and Native Hawaiians than they would for whites. A case that shows it’s against the fourteenth amendment is the case of Amadou Diallo. The New York times describe him as “west African immigrant with no criminal record, was shot 41 times because they thought he was carrying a gun” (Cooper). In the article they describe the police officers approached Diallo because they thought he fit the description of a man wanted for a rape case; when Diallo pulled out his wallet to show them his ID they mistook his wallet for a gun (Fritsch). This case shows that it’s against the fourteenth amendment by racial profiling Mr. Diallo. The use of racial profiling is a violation to the civilian’s rights to protect themselves and their …show more content…
According to a debate “Racial profiling isn’t racist; whether Black, White, Native Hawaiian or Hispanic a criminal is a criminal” (magyar). They’re saying despite the color of your skin or your race if you done a crime then you’re a criminal. It doesn’t have anything to do with the police it’s the person and their actions. According to the securing liberty article, “Ethnic profiling is necessary” (Duffis). In the article they argue that it’s necessary because terrorist managed to get around security measures in the airports. For example, the 9/11 terrorist were undetected going through a metal detector. Racial profiling is justifiable because other security measures have failed and we need to do whatever to prevent another terrorist attack. Racial profiling can be a positive method on society for preventing potential
Racial profiling is a violation of the fourteenth amendment. The fourteenth amendment states, “deny to any person within jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” …show more content…
Racial profiling encourages police to use a lower standard of evidence for African Americans, Hispanics and Native Hawaiians than they would for whites. A case that shows it’s against the fourteenth amendment is the case of Amadou Diallo. The New York times describe him as “west African immigrant with no criminal record, was shot 41 times because they thought he was carrying a gun” (Cooper). In the article they describe the police officers approached Diallo because they thought he fit the description of a man wanted for a rape case; when Diallo pulled out his wallet to show them his ID they mistook his wallet for a gun (Fritsch). This case shows that it’s against the fourteenth amendment by racial profiling Mr. Diallo. The use of racial profiling is a violation to the civilian’s rights to protect themselves and their …show more content…
According to a debate “Racial profiling isn’t racist; whether Black, White, Native Hawaiian or Hispanic a criminal is a criminal” (magyar). They’re saying despite the color of your skin or your race if you done a crime then you’re a criminal. It doesn’t have anything to do with the police it’s the person and their actions. According to the securing liberty article, “Ethnic profiling is necessary” (Duffis). In the article they argue that it’s necessary because terrorist managed to get around security measures in the airports. For example, the 9/11 terrorist were undetected going through a metal detector. Racial profiling is justifiable because other security measures have failed and we need to do whatever to prevent another terrorist attack. Racial profiling can be a positive method on society for preventing potential