why do cops racial profile young black males?

Question

what i mean if a young black males has big rims on his nice car and a few gold teeth, why do they mess with them with no cause? We were at the barbershop and police pulled up at the parking lot and tried to write a ticket and a woman was running from a man he decided to mess with us, saying we were parked on an unapproved surface. there was not enough parking so we parked on the side where their were gravel and rock likes a country road. this is just one incident, tell me bout yours.

Answer 1

If it looks like, sounds like and acts like a duck its a duck. That's the basis of racial profiling. Problem is that the profile does tend to work in finding people who are criminals

Answer 2

I am white but I have a friend that complains about the same thing, and I will give you some of my insite on this situation.

Black people only make up 12% of the population yet they (mostly young black males) are responsible for the majority of drug and violent crimes, followed by Hispanics then white people. The majority of the young black males that create crime are into hard rap and hiphop lifestyle with particular clothing and the cars with the big rims. Now you may not be into anything illegal but to quote Chris Rock "You are wearing the same uniform as the ones that are." So that is why the cops keep a closer watch or harass you, but the majority of the blame should not be on the cops, it should be on your fellow young black brother who is creating the stereotype of illegal activity.

Answer 3

Well, Police can actually see their profile like you say:

No Job, not even work experience

consuming gas up and down without any money,

Gold teeth and mommy lives in a apartment

Reebok's and expensive clothing, "Where does he gets the Money"

Cellular phone and gold jewelry,

Nice car with expensive equipment, CD/DVD player, Television inside, hot rims. WOW... Where does this boy gets the money?

Come on, you should know the answer too, even if you have a job, how much could a teen get paid for so much expensive stuff.

No just on black they do that, they do it on White, Hispanic, and other countries too, when they see a profile like the one above.
Everyone should know why cops have the eye on you.

Answer 4

I think the reason cops do this is because they think if they see a young black man with a nice car he must be selling drugs and because of the way he dress they think there is no way a black male that dresses the way our black men dress and that has gold teeth they figure no one would ever hire them. I think it is so messed up and i know thats how it is and its not right but that is just what they do and I know because i use to work for the police department. Sometimes they are right though but its still not right to racial profile but it's not right to sell drugs and kill peolpe but what? We still do thats just the way of the world.

Answer 5

Listen, I'm not saying it's a good thing, or that the cops' behavior was justified in your case. But in general, police officers (and not just white ones) pay special attention to young black males because young black males commit far more violent crimes than any other group. This isn't racism; it's a statistical fact. Asking police officers to ignore it is like asking them to ignore their own instincts – which could put both them and innocent civilians at risk.

Answer 6

Because 60% of the times there really is something wrong with that person. In Holland we have a similar new law that allows cops to stop young kids in big cars just because they look like they haven't worked to earn that car. And it works!

The dutch people love seeing those guys in jail and it also is a message that crime does not pay.

If you are innocent and you can proof you bought the car with your hard earned euro's there is no problem.

Answer 7

they go by past history.

Historically, police have had the most trouble with black males than any other people. So they tend to lean on them more than anyone else and try to nip the problem before it even starts. The thing is, some cops get a bit power hungry and overstep their authority.

Answer 8

The question you should be asking is why do all these young black men have to have big rims on their car and gold teeth. If you're trying to act like a gangster or a rapper then you'll get treated like one. Do you think Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of the young black men of today or the rappers, or ganster wannabes. Do you think he'd be proud of the way they're acting. Do you think he'd be proud of them wanting to be "Pimps" and "Playa's," about the way they treat women.

If you wanted to be treated with respect, act and look respectable. If you want to blame anyone for the way your treated because you look, blame your role models. The rap artist who act like they're above the law and commit crimes for fun.

You have no one to blame but yourself.

Answer 9

umm.... i don't think its just black people. they even do it to whites... :O
*Gasp*
you know, its amazing how judgemental people can be... of any race. Cops ar bored so they try to ticket you, every day part of life. also, why do the people have gold teeth? probably because they got in a fight and got some teeth knocked out. Also, the appearence you described sounds like a 'gangsta' stereotype', aren't gangstas the ones who cause the most fuss in neighborhoods?? If you like dressing like the way you do, then you are going to have to deal with the stereotype people assign to you. If you don't like that stereotype than change your appearance.


glad to give my opinion!! :D

Answer 10

Sorry homie, I'm a white female so I don't deal with that crap. That sucks. Why can't us blacks and whites all get along... Let's look at where the real problem is.... with all those "towel heads" coming in to our country from the Middle East.

We have to stick together