The concept of racial profiling has its wide range of definitions. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, racial profiling refer to “the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.” In other words, racial profiling has its assumptions that particular individuals are more likely to be involved in transgression or unlawful activity based on individual’s race or background. Racial profiling doesn’t just exist today; it thrives and mostly propels a brutalizing message to citizens of the United States where they are pre-judged by the color of their skin. Unfortunately, it is used by law enforcement on a daily
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For example: On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a young and apparently an innocent victim was unjustifiably murdered. The case involved a neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, who happened to be on duty when he saw a young black man wearing a sweater jacket called a “hoodie”, walking through the neighborhood. Zimmerman was twenty-eight years old at the time, called authorities about a suspicious character walking around in his neighborhood. The authorities told him not to do anything; just continue with his rounds and not worry. Zimmerman, however, decided to take matters into his own hands. He confronted the Martin; they got into a brawl and Zimmerman pulled out a gun and shot and killed Martin. This incident seemed to be a tragic instance of stereotyping and racial profiling. It was also a case in point of how a judgment, based on the strict interpretation of the law can be the wrong verdict. The Martin killing and trial had recently been one of the primary topics covered by the media in America. The response to the news coverage of the case has been staggering. Students have organized hoodie marches and created Facebook groups to protest the unjustified murder of …show more content…
The organization began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media. It originated in the African-American community that campaign against violence and systemic racism toward African-Americans. BLM regularly protests, police killings of black people and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system. The overall Black Lives Matter movement, however, is a decentralized network and has no formal
For example: On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a young and apparently an innocent victim was unjustifiably murdered. The case involved a neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, who happened to be on duty when he saw a young black man wearing a sweater jacket called a “hoodie”, walking through the neighborhood. Zimmerman was twenty-eight years old at the time, called authorities about a suspicious character walking around in his neighborhood. The authorities told him not to do anything; just continue with his rounds and not worry. Zimmerman, however, decided to take matters into his own hands. He confronted the Martin; they got into a brawl and Zimmerman pulled out a gun and shot and killed Martin. This incident seemed to be a tragic instance of stereotyping and racial profiling. It was also a case in point of how a judgment, based on the strict interpretation of the law can be the wrong verdict. The Martin killing and trial had recently been one of the primary topics covered by the media in America. The response to the news coverage of the case has been staggering. Students have organized hoodie marches and created Facebook groups to protest the unjustified murder of …show more content…
The organization began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media. It originated in the African-American community that campaign against violence and systemic racism toward African-Americans. BLM regularly protests, police killings of black people and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system. The overall Black Lives Matter movement, however, is a decentralized network and has no formal