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¶ … government have the right to racially profile?
We all stereotype others to some extent or other. These are natural, evolutionary ways of perceiving others, namely categorizing them into particular groups. Stereotypes are often erroneous, since people, are, after all, individuals rather than categories, and, therefore, stereotyping is often considered a subjective negative thing to do. On the other hand, it is argued that sometimes, people in positions of authority may be compelled to stereotype and to categorize certain groups for the sake of public security.
One such instance is racial profiling, perpetrated by the government and by, for instance, airport security, particularly when applied to people of Middle East extraction in order to ascertain that they are not carrying bombs or other harmful weapons on their person. On the one hand, the political times warrants this racial profiling; on the other hand, instances such as Timothy McVeigh have taught us that exceptions occur and that categorization can, therefore be subjective and unfair.
Summary: Pipes
Daniel Pipes asserts that racial profiling is in order. This is particularly so since, even though, exceptions...
This may not mean that Islam itself is at fault; indeed it is Islamism, rather than Islam that instigates militancy.
Islamism is a comparative recent phenomena. Castigated by some aauthentic Moslems, fundamentalist Islam has vowed war against the United States and the West and have, in doing so, committed lethal acts that have killed thousands of innocent individuals. This includes women and children amongst numerous other citizens that have had nothing to do with them. For our safety then, Pipe concludes, racial profiling is a necessity and should be done via three steps: preventing Isalmists from entering the U.S.A.; monitoring them, within the perimeters of democracy, within USA; and deligitimating extremists.
Summary: Harris
By categorizing, we often make the error of including certain people into a certain category and, consequently, mistreating them. That this is so was seen by the way we treated the Japanese living in America during the Second World War. More so, not only are such actions detrimental to the other but they are also harmful to…
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Issue17: Is Middle Eastern Profiling ever Justified?
Race and Arrests Racial Profiling, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is a "longstanding and deeply troubling national problem." It involves police and private security personnel targeting people of color based on suspicions, in most cases, that the individual being targeted is up to something illegal. The ACLU states that racial profiling "occurs every day," and the result for the innocent person of color is often a "frightening detention,
Racial Profiling in Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: Racial profiling is a practice that contributes to unfair treatment of individuals based on their origins and/or race. In the past few years, there have been accusations that the Sheriff's Office of Maricopa County engages in this practice. These allegations have particularly been leveled against Sheriff Joe Arpaio who is renowned for his tough position on illegal aliens, crime, and minimal prisoner benefits. As
The individual who learns the intensity of the racial hatred that exists through experiential learning knows that it is never wise to walk amongst the roses with one's head in the clouds just thinking or dreaming because living in the world meant watching at all times for approaching insult, breach of rights, danger and even death due to racial profiling. III. Perspective Two: The Public Official The public official is ever
The inverse would also be true. However, that question is not entirely black and white, pardon the pun (Stenning). The reason for this is that race can inform whether or why to stop someone for a traffic stop or on the sidewalk with racism not being the root reason. For example, a young white woman in her 20's would stand out like a sore thumb in a drug-infested area that
In addition the author suggests that the relationship between police and racial minority citizens has throughout history been controversial, and argues that racial profiling is simply a method by which police agents can perpetuate discrimination and prejudice (Bass, 2001). Mcleod (2003) examines the viewpoint that the problem with racial profiling is that it unmistakable identifies a certain portion of the population as 'them' and pairs that description against 'we' suggesting that
UK Immigration Act of 1971 and Its Enforcement with Respect to Administrative Removal/Deportation when Articles 3 and 8 of European Convention of Human Rights are Engaged Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many observers stated that "nothing would ever be the same again" and in some ways they have been absolutely correct. While the United Kingdom continues its inexorable march to become fully integrated into the burgeoning European