Why Is Racial Profiling Wrong
Racial Profiling Racial profiling is one of the most controversial and complex issue facing multicultural countries like Canada and the United States. It is an issue that elicits emotional debate and division within all segments of the society. This is due to the perceived discrimination that occurs based on people’s racial and ethnic composition or color. For instance, racial discrimination in the United States is often viewed in terms of the suffering inflicted on Black Americans by the Whites. For instance, American police have often used racial profiling when actualizing their duties instead of using facts to bring criminals to justice. However, I believe that racial profiling can be avoided if the police used right and just measures to
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Racial profiling is not based on reasonable facts, but the assumption that some types of crimes are more prone to be perpetuated by people belonging to certain ethnic groups. For instance, African Americans are wrongly associated with violent crime which subjects them to harsher police investigations and sentences. Racial profiling, therefore, denies the victimized groups their rights and freedoms such as freedom from all forms of discrimination. As such, racial profiling goes against international conventions on human rights that aim at promoting human dignity and respect for human rights. The most commonly affected people are Blacks, Natives, Hispanics (Turenne, 4). Turenne further adds that Arabs and Muslims have become common victims of racial profiling following the September 11 terrorist attacks on American soil. Racial profiling is also evident in efforts aimed at curbing drug trafficking and other criminal offences. African Americans and Hispanics are often treated as first suspects in drug trafficking cases due to the feeling that they are more vulnerable to getting into drug trafficking and addiction. Racial profiling is also evident in the fight against terrorism where people of Arabic origin are associated with terrorism. As such, Muslims are often subjected to frequent searches as they are viewed as potential terror
Racial profiling is not based on reasonable facts, but the assumption that some types of crimes are more prone to be perpetuated by people belonging to certain ethnic groups. For instance, African Americans are wrongly associated with violent crime which subjects them to harsher police investigations and sentences. Racial profiling, therefore, denies the victimized groups their rights and freedoms such as freedom from all forms of discrimination. As such, racial profiling goes against international conventions on human rights that aim at promoting human dignity and respect for human rights. The most commonly affected people are Blacks, Natives, Hispanics (Turenne, 4). Turenne further adds that Arabs and Muslims have become common victims of racial profiling following the September 11 terrorist attacks on American soil. Racial profiling is also evident in efforts aimed at curbing drug trafficking and other criminal offences. African Americans and Hispanics are often treated as first suspects in drug trafficking cases due to the feeling that they are more vulnerable to getting into drug trafficking and addiction. Racial profiling is also evident in the fight against terrorism where people of Arabic origin are associated with terrorism. As such, Muslims are often subjected to frequent searches as they are viewed as potential terror