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Racial profiling is the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a "predictable" manner. It is often confused with the more comprehensive Offender Profiling and has been perceived to be directed most often toward non white individuals. Although this practice has been common for centuries, the practice became particularly controversial toward the end of the 20th century in the United States,as the potential for abuse by law enforcement came to light. Some civil rights advocates are against the use of racial profiling tactics by the police. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  virginia-organizing.org 53px x 125px | 3.60kB [source page] racial profiling gif  www1.whdh.com 205px x 389px | 11.70kB [source page] Providence r i a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a highway traffic stop of Guatemalan nationals that civil rights groups said was unconstitutional From Yahoo Image Search: "Racial Profiling"  likeawhisper.wordpress.com prof susurro Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:46:55 GM Unregulated attempts to police border crossings by local Sheriffs has resulted in escalated complaints of . racial profiling. and the use of what some believe is intentionally abusive and antiquated techniques (like Sheriff Joe it's an ...  gordspoetryfactory.blogspot.com gordon coombes Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:15:00 GM Was Obama merely pointing out the injustice of . racial profiling. of Blacks and Hispanics & others or did he mean something else by his remarks. Glen Ford argues that to Obama the incident was unjust and stupid because the African ...  videocafe.crooksandliars.com Heather Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:00:27 GM Ann Coulter does her best job of cherry picking what she says were . racial profiling. hoaxes to basically insinuate that . racial profiling. never happens in the United States. She claims that "liberals" can never find a case that wasn't a ... From Google Blog Search: "Racial Profiling"  news.google.com Huffington Post So I didn't like hearing that racial profiling was making a comeback. You can imagine my joy, therefore, when conservatives informed me that profiling is a ... news.google.com In These Times They were stopped and racially profiled during a routine traffic stop, then brought to the worksite. That makes it particularly more problematic and harder ... Sheriff Arpaio Faces More Civil Rights Suits Courthouse News Service RIGHTS-US: ACLU Sues Controversial Sheriff Australia.TO all 7 news articles » news.google.com Harvard Crimson Gates' arrest, which some believe was prompted by police racial profiling , triggered a national media frenzy in July that enveloped even President Barack ... From Google News Search: "Racial Profiling" How can things be racial profiling when a group is known to be the ones comitting certain crimes? Q. Like at the airport, who should they look for when screening people, not the average White guy, or Black guy? We all know who likes to blow planes up. So, why is it racial profiling to look for the ones that do these crimes? Asked by Reverend White Al Sharpton - Sat Jul 25 20:26:02 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. People keep saying jewish people are greedy carpenders, is that true? Answered by crystal - Sat Jul 25 20:36:17 2009 How can someone justify "illegalizing" racial profiling in airports? Q. I am NOT a racist, but given that Arabic looking people fit the description of terorists it seems that it is in our safety and best interests as well as for the Arabs to racial profile. Although we should definitely keep this at a minimum (because the majority of Arabs aren't terorists), it still goes without saying that the overwhelming majority of terorists are muslim. I actually heard of a story where an old white grandmother was pulled out of line at the airport to be searched and an obviously looking middle-eastern young man was neglected by the security personnel in an attempt to ignore public safety by being politically correct. Reportedly afterwards, the Arab man was very upset that HE WASN'T searched. Amazing, but I think he got… [cont.] Asked by E Pluribus Unum - Tue Jan 23 04:25:04 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. A very valid point of view. Racial profiling might help, but I honestly believe that proper intelligence is the right way forward. The fact that these people got visas from American embassies, means they have already gone through an important security check. There are some people that need to be excluded, like the grand ma and the first embassy security check needs to be taken into consideration. Racial profiling wont stop attacks, in Britain the arrests mostly of British citizens and I also need to point out that U.S has its share of local terrorists, all American terrorists such as; John Walker Lindh Jose Padilla (the alleged dirty bomber ) Six men in Lackawanna, New York (the Buffalo Six ) Timothy McVeigh Terry Nichols Clayton… [cont.] Answered by fozio - Tue Jan 23 04:42:07 2007 is Racial profiling wrong, if it is used for a greater good?
Q. I can see the side of the argument where people say it is wrong to classify people based on their race. But you cant deny that most of these racial profiles are right. 3/4 of the population in the American jail system are African American. But of the American population only 12% are African American. How can a logical being, such as humans, not come to the conclusion that African Americans are worse people compared to the rest of the population. Asked by Nednil L - Thu Mar 13 15:31:59 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. Whoa there, Socrates. You need to take another crack at your Logic textbook. Like with all statistics, there are two (or more) ways to look at the ones you cite. For example...You could use the statistics to back up the idea that African-Americans are more likely to be criminals, yes...OR you could use the very same statistic to back up the idea that African-Americans overpopulate the prison system because racial profiling causes them to be arrested disproportionately. Do you see what I mean? If they are being profiled, then they'll be pulled over more often, and maybe some white criminals are being let go because the cops are concentrating on the blacks. Then you could make the case that the justice system is prejudiced against… [cont.] Answered by Anne M - Thu Mar 13 15:42:13 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Racial Profiling"
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