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What do you think about racial profiling in law enforcement? Is it all good or all bad? Can it be useful sometimes? If so, in what instances? Why do you think that law enforcement used to (and sometimes still do) use racial profiling?

Answer 1

Racial profiling is suspecting someone is a criminal based on their races, religion, or ethnicity. I think no matter what, racial profiling is wrong. African American does not equal criminal and Muslim does not equal terrorist. Mexican does not equal drug lord. I think law enforcement uses racial profiling based on recent news. Donald Trump is trying to enforce a Muslim ban and every where you look, you see news of radical Muslims killing innocence. Sometimes the news does more harm than good and it gives people a mindset that "if one does it, they must all do it," which isn't always 100% true.

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Answer 2

I think racial profiling is always negative. If you judge someone based on their race or think that someone is more prone to violence because of their race, that can cause some serious misunderstandings or harm to that person. I do think that profiling based on someone's demeanor is helpful, though. As well as profiling based on obvious things like if they appear overly cautious or nervous.