The Pros And Cons Of Racial Profiling
Racial profiling continues despite the fact that the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The fourth amendment states:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath and affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons to be seized (Constitution).
Although the fourth amendment secures the rights of citizens, it clearly does not apply to all citizens: “A wide range of communities in our society have learned to live in fear of police and a generation of children …show more content…
A testimony from a person who experienced such acts lost self confidence and respect for the justice system, for example: “I used to have faith and respect for our justice system. How foolish of me! The justice system only protects those they choose to, the rest of us are castaways, the ones not worthy because of either our social or economic background” (M.Q.). This program is based mainly on suspicion on a race, where more innocent minorities are subjected to stop and frisk tactics than innocent whites. “New York’s success story in seeing murders and major crimes fall to historic lows. The police say the practice has saved the lives of thousands of young black and Hispanic men by removing thousands of guns from the streets” (Goldstein 2013). With law enforcement benefitting, minorities are also benefitting as well. Several interviews reported that stops often result in excessive force by police, describing instances when officers slapped them, threw them up against walls or onto the ground, beat them up, used a Taser on them, or otherwise hurt them physically. Many of the testimonies CCR heard illustrate that this force is often used indiscriminately, or in response to being asked the reason for a stop or an arrest. Racial profiling can harm individuals physically when law enforcements take matters into their own hands. In the end, racial profiling severely affects minorities emotionally and …show more content…
A researcher gathered opinions from several parents on their main fears from racial profiling (Skiba and Peterson 1999). They thought racial profiling will lead their children, especially their sons, to view themselves as troublemakers and that this, in turn, will result in them behaving badly. Other parents described being terrified that their child will eventually get frustrated with incidents of profiling and react in a way that could lead to a confrontation with the authorities and criminal charges."...She has seen a change in him. He was a quiet obedient child now she is seeing a different child who does not listen to her anymore and also become very disruptive” (C.L.). These parents’ fears derive from the outcome they have seen from racial profiling. Racial profiling doesn’t only affect older people but younger children. This fear causes a long term strain of trust between minorities and
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath and affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons to be seized (Constitution).
Although the fourth amendment secures the rights of citizens, it clearly does not apply to all citizens: “A wide range of communities in our society have learned to live in fear of police and a generation of children …show more content…
A testimony from a person who experienced such acts lost self confidence and respect for the justice system, for example: “I used to have faith and respect for our justice system. How foolish of me! The justice system only protects those they choose to, the rest of us are castaways, the ones not worthy because of either our social or economic background” (M.Q.). This program is based mainly on suspicion on a race, where more innocent minorities are subjected to stop and frisk tactics than innocent whites. “New York’s success story in seeing murders and major crimes fall to historic lows. The police say the practice has saved the lives of thousands of young black and Hispanic men by removing thousands of guns from the streets” (Goldstein 2013). With law enforcement benefitting, minorities are also benefitting as well. Several interviews reported that stops often result in excessive force by police, describing instances when officers slapped them, threw them up against walls or onto the ground, beat them up, used a Taser on them, or otherwise hurt them physically. Many of the testimonies CCR heard illustrate that this force is often used indiscriminately, or in response to being asked the reason for a stop or an arrest. Racial profiling can harm individuals physically when law enforcements take matters into their own hands. In the end, racial profiling severely affects minorities emotionally and …show more content…
A researcher gathered opinions from several parents on their main fears from racial profiling (Skiba and Peterson 1999). They thought racial profiling will lead their children, especially their sons, to view themselves as troublemakers and that this, in turn, will result in them behaving badly. Other parents described being terrified that their child will eventually get frustrated with incidents of profiling and react in a way that could lead to a confrontation with the authorities and criminal charges."...She has seen a change in him. He was a quiet obedient child now she is seeing a different child who does not listen to her anymore and also become very disruptive” (C.L.). These parents’ fears derive from the outcome they have seen from racial profiling. Racial profiling doesn’t only affect older people but younger children. This fear causes a long term strain of trust between minorities and