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An essay on the reasons to stop the use of racial profiling.

Date Submitted: 08/29/2004 17:59:18
Length: 5 pages (1419 words)
Views: 192278

Stereotyping and discrimination based simply on a difference in race are two things which are continually discouraged and condemned throughout our legal system, yet are promoted by even the Supreme Court when used by law enforcement in the practice of racial profiling. Police officers nationwide badger pedestrians, make traffic stops, and unjustly search citizens daily sometimes with their only reason being the color of the person's skin. It is this practice, racial profiling, which encourages …

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…problem is not indigenous to the high-crime areas of our nation's largest cities, but is widespread. It strips the victim of his pride and self-worth; some of the very qualities that make us feel human. The predator of racial profiling must be stopped before it takes on our entire nation as its prey. Bibliography Kemp, Jack. "Supreme Court Makes Racial Profiling the Law of the Land." May 1, 2001. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jackkemp/jk20010501.shtml.

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