Racial profiling
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Profiling">Profiling</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="offender">offender</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Racial">Racial</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="block">block</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="White">White</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="White">White</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrongdoing">wrongdoing</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Hispanics">Hispanics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="profiling">profiling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> – <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="suffices">suffices</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Jesse">Jesse</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="condemns">condemns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> (<span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>) <span word="are">are</span> 26 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="whites">whites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span>, <span word="lucidity">lucidity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eloquence">eloquence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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