Schneier's Argument Against Racial Profiling

When the bill of rights was incorporated into the constitution, the sole purpose was to guarantee each and every citizen with at least some form of independence. Hence, there should be no discrimination based off of looks or physical features, for that is not valid enough to accuse someone of a crime for. Expressions are passed around in our culture involving how “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” and that people are often times different on the inside. With that being said, security in airports and places of travel should not exclusively look for people of a different race or culture. It is almost as if when a muslim is born and they grow up, they could be the most gentle, good-hearted person that ever walked on earth. However, due …show more content…
As explained by Schneier, he believes that the solution to racial profiling is behavior profiling instead and that not only can TSA become trained users to distinguish suspicious behavior, but also police officers as well (Schneier). Behavior techniques would be so crucial when it came down to accurately tracking down criminals and suspects of crimes. This way, behavior has been known to be one of the most reliable resources to track down suspects and criminals which would not only decrease the amount of African Americans and Muslims searched for no particular reason, but increase the amount of crimes stopped due to this process. Therefore, the best solution would come from teaching and educating officials in that line of work to know how to locate and track down and realize the signs of negative behavior as opposed to positive …show more content…
Throughout the years, racial profiling has caused many Americans to create stereotypes for each other and to create such a divide between the races that have caused issues between each other. The solution to this issue would be education and to teach young children from the very early years of their lives. Therefore, by doing so, these children could grow up to learn for themselves that each individual, no matter what color they are, are exactly the same. When you put a caucasian, African American, and a Muslim side by side, the only difference is their color or religion, but they all have eyes, they all have feelings, and they all have a heart. A heart that stands for the same exact thing: equality. In doing so, it is America’s chance to take a stand and educate the close-minded and weak individuals that cannot seem to understand just for themselves. America will then become one nation, many backgrounds, but one heart and one mind working together to make the world better, one individual at a