“Citizen and the Terrorist”, written by Leti Volpp and “No Such thing as Racial Profiling”, authored by Jelani Cobb elaborated on the heated debate surrounding the mistreatment of minorities by government and law enforcement officials. Volpp centralizes her article on the dangers of classifying and targeting of minorities, where as, Cobb centers his argument of the effects of targeting. Notwithstanding some serious deliberation after reading these articles, it can be easily ascertained that there is no reason to scrutinize any individual based on what they wear, how they look, or what they believe. Governmental and law enforcement officials along with their unjustified treatment of minorities generate fear of being racially profiled and subjected
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Through out the years important figures even President Obama have been calling for peace, understanding, and respect for the judicial system as minorities have died at the hands of law enforcement without justice, only to come to terms that video footage exposes what minorities have been claiming all along, that law enforcement is failing communities with minorities. However, critics feel minorities are to blame for their situation and that they should reevaluate themselves. The history of criminal acts by minorities depicts how they are treated by law enforcement officials; only if minorities would change their behavior they would no longer be racially profiled. Despite the fact that homicides in minority communities has fallen by a large percentage in the last decade, the stigma surrounding minorities cause law enforcement to treat them unfairly. The issue arises when many want change in minority communities although their rights are being infringed upon. This judgment breeds resentment in minority communities because they feel government inaction allows other crimes to be committed against them. When a civilian kills a civilian, it is a crime. When law enforcement murders a civilian, it is justified. In the end, racial profiling is plain racism, a way to characterize a group of people by their skin and not their
Through out the years important figures even President Obama have been calling for peace, understanding, and respect for the judicial system as minorities have died at the hands of law enforcement without justice, only to come to terms that video footage exposes what minorities have been claiming all along, that law enforcement is failing communities with minorities. However, critics feel minorities are to blame for their situation and that they should reevaluate themselves. The history of criminal acts by minorities depicts how they are treated by law enforcement officials; only if minorities would change their behavior they would no longer be racially profiled. Despite the fact that homicides in minority communities has fallen by a large percentage in the last decade, the stigma surrounding minorities cause law enforcement to treat them unfairly. The issue arises when many want change in minority communities although their rights are being infringed upon. This judgment breeds resentment in minority communities because they feel government inaction allows other crimes to be committed against them. When a civilian kills a civilian, it is a crime. When law enforcement murders a civilian, it is justified. In the end, racial profiling is plain racism, a way to characterize a group of people by their skin and not their