Racial Profiling

The amount of racial profiling in this country is an issue, which is why we should do are best in attempting to decrease it by requiring police officers to wear body cameras. Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a reason to proceed with enforcement. The cause of racial profiling occurs every day, law enforcement all over target innocent people of another ethnicity or race and humiliate, scare, interrogate, search, and beat without evidence of criminal activity. Enforcement purely based on what is perceived on the outside like their race, and religious beliefs. The existence of racial profiling dates back to slavery. In 1693, Philadelphia court officials gave police legal authority to stop and catch any African-American seen walking down the street. These Discriminatory practices continued through the Jim Crow Era and into the 21st century. This topic is significant because we know what it is like to be judged somewhere and not be liked based on our ethnicity just like many people have. Racial profiling is a rising issue that needs to be stopped as soon as possible before it worsens.
A police officer's fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an African-American, in Ferguson, Missouri has reignited the discussion about racial injustice in America. Racial profiling makes communities all over the country unsafe by causing citizens to feel like they have no protection because the police are their enemies as well. The use of body cameras will provide a sense of safety for both citizens and officers because it will provide evidence of incidences and occasions. Looking at the surveillance will make it easier to identify racial profiling and any misbehavior from either sides. By preventing law enforcement from targeting ethnic minorities for investigation, interrogation and arrest, we affect the future justice system. Through training and monitoring, we can change the culture of our police and court systems. With that being said, the idea of