This past week we've learned a lot about the discrepancies of racial profiling. It has become apparent to me that this is a very big issue in America today then many of us would think, and it is something that needs to be stopped. I believe that people make very poor judgments based on stereotypes which leads to racial profiling, then ultimately leads to hate crimes committed against other races. It is a very sad truth about this country and it's time for change.
In the articles I read that were pro-racial profiling, they argued that profiling makes communities safer and it drops the crime rate dramatically by using stereotypes and race as a tool to find criminals. According to the article it was a "common sense approach" to find criminals. They also argue that the individual police officer makes mental judgements on people based on what they look like and usually make stops if its a shady person to insure public safety.
The articles that were against racial profiling argue that it does not make the country safer but rather unsafe. During the height of the Iraq war, airports were checking Muslims and other Arab people and bringing them to integrate for petty immigration laws and would sometimes make arrests for those petty crimes. The article argued by doing this makes the Arab world more enraged with the U.S. and hurts national security because Muslims that know something of Al-Quida are less willing to talk to autorities and gives the terrorists more time to plot another attack. If we want to protect our national security , we would need to solidify our relations with not only the Muslim world but every minority group so that America becomes the land of opportunity and freedom again, not a place that people should be afraid of.
If America wants to stop this pandemic, we as Americans need to realize the demoralizing effects of racial and ethnical profiling has on other people. I don't think anyone should have to worry about walking down the street and getting pulled up on by the police or not getting the same service that everyone else gets, this is a free country and will always be; but it shouldn't be free for only the few but for all.
I really liked what you ended your post with- "..it shouldn't be free for only the few but for all." That sums up pretty much the entire situation. It isn't a free and equal country if we are pushing individuals or groups out based off our opinions or their race. Not every Muslim is a threat but as Americans we seem to refuse to give people a fair chance. We are a judgmental society and we need to learn to step back and give everyone a chance at the life we have.
ReplyDeleteCarter, I liked how you started and I liked how you transitioned your way into talking about the airport issues going on with Muslims. Your point was clear on how you feel, and easy to understand. The ending of your post was great as well, our society is hard to predict in what we could do next. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteI condone what you said about making a change to stop racial profiling, because you are right, it is a very sad truth in today's world. It is unfortunate how people are stopped because of the area they live in, the way the look or carry themselves, or their skin color. It is totally ridiculous how the pro-profiling articles say that crime rate is dropped directly because of the great work they do, being randomly stopping and accusing people based on race.
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