In today’s world we live in a very media driven manner. The media can sway people’s attitudes towards a certain direction depending on the issue. A big problem that media has been showing a lot is racial profiling. Cops are trying to hide the fact that is happening in the departments. Eugene Robinson wanted to show the people that it is happening, and it is happening a lot more frequently.
Eugene Robinson wrote an article in The Seattle Times: “You have the right to remain a target of racial profiling”. He states in his article several points of how whites get away with much more traffic violations rather than other ethnicities. Robinson informs his audience that law enforcement tries to cover up racial profiling, but there are several statics …show more content…
(E.Robinson 1) Eugene Robinson states in his article that the report was wrong. This is an example on how the report was wrong: African-American and Hispanic are more likely to get pulled over rather than if someone was white. Robinson states the statics in his article that if an African-American gets pulled over they are 9.5% more likely to also get searched rather than if they are white or Hispanic. If a white person gets pulled over they are more likely to get a verbal warning instead of a written warning or a ticket. Robinson was stating all of this because it shows that Bureau of Justice Statistics was really trying to cover up racial profiling that happens. The statics show that the Bureau of Justice Statistics was trying to cover up the fact the racial profiling is really happening. I believe that cops feel that is it easier it get someone pulled over if they are different from them because it they are power at that moment. Many cops abuse that …show more content…
Hispanic and African-American groups are one of the top usual targets most of the time. Many people may think just because someone from these descents have been pulled over the cop hates that group which in most cases is not always true. However some law enforcement agencies do have a grudge that all Hispanics are illegal or all African-American people have drugs in the car. Robinson states in his article that cops will pull over a person of this descent and search their cars for no reason just so the cop can charge that person with whatever they can. For example drugs, open containers, guns, and lots of money on them are just a few things cops will search for. Robinson also states that if someone is white and they get pulled over they are more likely to just get a warning instead of being searched or ticketed. I believe that white do get out of a lot traffic offense just because they are
Eugene Robinson wrote an article in The Seattle Times: “You have the right to remain a target of racial profiling”. He states in his article several points of how whites get away with much more traffic violations rather than other ethnicities. Robinson informs his audience that law enforcement tries to cover up racial profiling, but there are several statics …show more content…
(E.Robinson 1) Eugene Robinson states in his article that the report was wrong. This is an example on how the report was wrong: African-American and Hispanic are more likely to get pulled over rather than if someone was white. Robinson states the statics in his article that if an African-American gets pulled over they are 9.5% more likely to also get searched rather than if they are white or Hispanic. If a white person gets pulled over they are more likely to get a verbal warning instead of a written warning or a ticket. Robinson was stating all of this because it shows that Bureau of Justice Statistics was really trying to cover up racial profiling that happens. The statics show that the Bureau of Justice Statistics was trying to cover up the fact the racial profiling is really happening. I believe that cops feel that is it easier it get someone pulled over if they are different from them because it they are power at that moment. Many cops abuse that …show more content…
Hispanic and African-American groups are one of the top usual targets most of the time. Many people may think just because someone from these descents have been pulled over the cop hates that group which in most cases is not always true. However some law enforcement agencies do have a grudge that all Hispanics are illegal or all African-American people have drugs in the car. Robinson states in his article that cops will pull over a person of this descent and search their cars for no reason just so the cop can charge that person with whatever they can. For example drugs, open containers, guns, and lots of money on them are just a few things cops will search for. Robinson also states that if someone is white and they get pulled over they are more likely to just get a warning instead of being searched or ticketed. I believe that white do get out of a lot traffic offense just because they are