Essay On Racial Profiling In America
Danielle Garcia
Mrs. Ramirez
ERWC P.3
7 November 2016
Racial Profiling in America
Judging people based on race is just simply morally wrong. Racial Profiling is wrong, not only morally but because it makes people feel uncomfortable with who they are, it is ethically and constitutionally wrong, and law enforcement officials use it as a hidden agenda. Many people racially profile when they have no knowledge of what that certain person is like. It is ridiculous that people discriminate against blacks just because they are people of color and convince themselves that all black people are criminals.
Since the 1970s, racial profiling has been used as a “necessary police tactic” to catch criminals before the crime has been committed. When racial …show more content…
If is used during war time it can benefit the whole country instead of harming it and its citizens FBI agent Kenneth Williams wanted to investigate militant Muslim men who he had suspected as training under al-Qaeda missions. Williams was racial profiling against these two muslim men, “If the FBI had taken William's’ advice, the feeling of some Arabs and Muslims might have been hurt. But the Twin Towers might still be standing and 3,000 innocent people might be alive today” (Racial Profiling: A Matter of Survival 1). If racial profiling doesn’t become a legal policy, some might argue that it will put the country in danger and can possibly lead to a future terrorist attack.. But as was stated before, racial profiling is morally and ethically wrong and there are far more effective ways to prevent mass attacks. If things don’t change, many will get tired of always being the target, and they can be depressed or go through emotional stress because they feel like it is their fault and they’re the ones to blame. Racial profiling is wrong because it takes equality away from everyone. There will always be bad people and there will be good people, but to stereotype them to a specific group isn't the way to find the bad
Mrs. Ramirez
ERWC P.3
7 November 2016
Racial Profiling in America
Judging people based on race is just simply morally wrong. Racial Profiling is wrong, not only morally but because it makes people feel uncomfortable with who they are, it is ethically and constitutionally wrong, and law enforcement officials use it as a hidden agenda. Many people racially profile when they have no knowledge of what that certain person is like. It is ridiculous that people discriminate against blacks just because they are people of color and convince themselves that all black people are criminals.
Since the 1970s, racial profiling has been used as a “necessary police tactic” to catch criminals before the crime has been committed. When racial …show more content…
If is used during war time it can benefit the whole country instead of harming it and its citizens FBI agent Kenneth Williams wanted to investigate militant Muslim men who he had suspected as training under al-Qaeda missions. Williams was racial profiling against these two muslim men, “If the FBI had taken William's’ advice, the feeling of some Arabs and Muslims might have been hurt. But the Twin Towers might still be standing and 3,000 innocent people might be alive today” (Racial Profiling: A Matter of Survival 1). If racial profiling doesn’t become a legal policy, some might argue that it will put the country in danger and can possibly lead to a future terrorist attack.. But as was stated before, racial profiling is morally and ethically wrong and there are far more effective ways to prevent mass attacks. If things don’t change, many will get tired of always being the target, and they can be depressed or go through emotional stress because they feel like it is their fault and they’re the ones to blame. Racial profiling is wrong because it takes equality away from everyone. There will always be bad people and there will be good people, but to stereotype them to a specific group isn't the way to find the bad