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    for his press credentials would probably have tried to book him. Such episodes are not uncommon. Black men trade tales like this all the time”. Utopia is the perfect society‚ where the laws are just‚ there is no war‚ no gangs or fighting‚ people live in harmony with one another‚ and everyone is equal. Throughout various periods in history‚ groups of people‚ whether it’d be men‚ women‚ or teenagers‚ have fought long and hard for their equality. People have died‚ lost their friends‚ wives‚ and children

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    Racial Profiling Racial profiling is defined as discrimination put into action based on a stereotype. Racial profiling other older names are "institutional racism and discrimination and owes its existence to prejudice that has existed in this country since slavery" (anonymous par 3) . No one is excluded from the potential to experience some type of racial profiling‚ regardless of their race‚ gender‚ age‚ background or religion. Racial profiling has existed in different ways

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    was this african american arrsted for? 2: did he get a chance to explain himself? 3: how did the officers treat him when being arested? 4: What country was this located at? question for class 1: was he areeted for the right reason? Carol Rose [pic] Racial profiling is alive and well [pic](APPhoto/Demotix Images‚ B. Carter) In this photo taken by a neighbor‚ Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is arrested at his home in Cambridge. By Carol Rose THE ARREST of Harvard scholar Henry

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    Racial Profiling Racial Profiling is wrong‚ and stereotyping certain races as having a greater propensity to commit crimes should be prohibited. Ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11 there have been an increase in the willingness to condone law enforcement and security actions based primarily on the color of ones’ skin. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ it has been the official policy of the United States government to stop‚ interrogate‚ and detain individuals without criminal charges

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    Racial Profiling Prof. James Wright/CRJS420 By Viktoria Gavre American InterContinental University June 20‚ 2013 Racial Profiling Introduction On April 19‚ 1995‚ around 9 a.m. a yellow Ryder Rental truck pulled up into a parking area outside the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Two minutes later all hell broke loose as the truck’s 4000-pound cargo blasted the government building shattering one-third of the seven-story building. Investigators got it right‚ they said the suspect

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    Should Racial Profiling be Practiced? Ever since the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center‚ America has been on high alert because of terrorists. People are hesitant to get on airplanes because of the other people that they sometimes see on the planes. They sometimes see persons of the same race of those who attacked on September 11 and are skeptical of them. This is known as racial profiling‚ judging a book by its cover. Law enforcement should not be able to use racial profiling as a practice

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    they appear to be Hispanic? Racial profiling is the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ or national origin. Racial profiling does not work and is unconstitutional. Criminal profiling works if it is based off of behavioral factors‚ not race. Racial profiling is not only discriminatory‚ but against the law in many states. An example of racial profiling would be when certain federal

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    movie. All of a sudden you see flashing lights and are being pulled over by a police officer. Your children are asking what’s wrong and why you are pulling over‚ and you are wondering the same thing. As if being pulled over was not enough‚ you are then pulled out at gunpoint in front of your crying children and detained for about 30 minutes. Eventually‚ the officer tells you to go about your way‚ without offering an apology or valid reason for pulling you over. As you sit by the roadside‚ in

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    Racial Profiling within America’s Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system of America is deeply scarred with racial bias. Crimes are being committed and‚ in turn‚ are resulting with innocent people doing hard-time. Thankfully‚ newfound methods of appealing court rulings are finding justice for these minorities; however‚ the results are as shocking as the crimes being committed. When it was found that the majority of successful appeals were of minorities‚ the true defects of the system

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    Racial Profiling is a longstanding predicament that’s been going on for a long period of time. In “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he shares his own personal experience when he encounters a young woman walking in front of him‚ yet he did not show any threat to the young woman. She reacted timidly that speeds up her pace and began to run away of what she thought was a mugger/ rapist. The author uses a number of rhetorical strategies in the essay such as personal experience‚ imagery and

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