for those who don't know what that is, it means treating a person with more scrutiny just beacause they are a certian race/color/ethic background/follow a certian religion. it will hit african americans American muslims the hardest. i think its bizzare to treat a person differently based on what they look like, or just because a small group of people form that group are causing touble. any thoughts?
2006-08-19 08:37:14 · 17 answers · asked by Sarah52791 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Being in law enforcement, I can honestly say that it works. However, there're just some cops out there who don't know how to use it. Personally, I like to follow them around without them noticing (I used to work undercover, so that makes things a hell of a lot easier) and wait for them to do something stupid.
It's also playing the percentages. When was the last time you saw a white Muslim radicalist? Or a chinese business man with a pistol? With urban areas today, you're much more likely to find a gun with a black man than you would on a white female. Sorry, but that's the sad, sad truth.
2006-08-19 08:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the black or Muslim hasn't done anything wrong, then why should they care? I have travelled all over the world. I am a blond/blue American and the only placed I didn't get hassled was of course here in the USA and England. One Federal agent in Mexico told me I look so American I was "asking for trouble". But they never found anything, and even though it was a nuisance at the time, I have pretty much forgotten about it. Here is something else to consider - the FBI and the American Peace Officers Assocication both reported a statistic - that one out of every 4 adult male African-Americans has committed a felony resulting in incarceration. So is it really racial profiling? Statistics don't lie, do they?
2006-08-19 08:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by commonsense 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Profiling is a double edged sword.
On one side profiling does deter people from doing crimes. If all 18-25 middle eastern people were profiled they would not like the people that are causing the profiling, hopefully, thus not liking the terrorists.
On the other hand. If all 18-25 middle eastern males were profiled. It could also create a backlash among that community. That would hurt our relations around the world.
Me, personally. I think we should profile in certain circumstances. i.e. international flights where the person originated from a known terror region.
I find it strange that the airport security men will search an old lady in a wheelchair and let a young Arab male walk right through because the agent thinks it is racist to search him.
2006-08-19 08:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by mikis1967 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
notwithstanding if or no longer you're from the indoors city or are of a minority, you have come to the concept there is relatively a foundation and rationalization for racial/religious profiling. Your place is amazingly properly reported, your examples are valid, and you have for sure positioned some concept into your question. unlike loads of of the questions posed here, your spelling and grammar are spectacular. in short, this became into written with the aid of somebody proud, and sensible and not terrified of being branded. I agree that there there are abuses from a number of those in positions of authority, and as long as we would desire to attend to human nature there will be no answer for this component of the difficulty.
2016-10-02 07:15:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Profile away, I say. I know that sounds awfully wrong, but random profiling is a little flawed I think. If you have a man of middle eastern decent standing in line and a 98 yr old woman standing in line, theres a chance that random profiling will pull the old woman out, and I don't know about you, but I can't remember the last time a 98 yr old woman performed a terrorist act.
We need to stop being fair and trying to please everyone.
2006-08-19 08:44:27 · answer #5 · answered by riderofrohan20 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
considering that i'm a person who is a member of a race that has been notoriously racially profiled, ic an tell you it sucks. racial profiling is an excuse governments use to "help" aid them in "weeding" out criminals. that is never how it works though. eventually every person in the targeted group just gets labeled as a criminal. i'm waiting for the time in america when whites are racially profiled for the negative. then maybe some of them will see what bullshit it is and give it a rest.
2006-08-19 08:43:59 · answer #6 · answered by RoxburyChic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that racial profiling is very rude. And that lead up to violence and anger, and hate. I just wish that everybody can just get along. I don't have anything against any race. I have many friends with different races and all of us get along with eachother. But, some people just don't get what their doing. The more racism, the worse its gonna get ANd that is my opinion to racial profiling
2006-08-19 08:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jeris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i live in London in the UK and when i look on this cite there seems to be more racial tension in the USA
i live within all different races we just all get on but when i see the tension on here with race oh gosh it opened my eyes
respect
shaz
2006-08-19 10:45:04 · answer #8 · answered by sharon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what it is used for. For medical reasons, yes it is important because there are certain genetic diseases that are specific to enthicity, as well as some react to certain prescriptions. Otherwise, there'd need to be a specific reason why I think (and I'd hope it would be used to help them in something that is a problem).
2006-08-19 09:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by dreamcatweaver 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since it saves lives, I'm for it. If I get more scrutiny than the person next to me, that's fine with me. Why not?
2006-08-19 08:54:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋