Response Summary In Eugene Robinson’s essay “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling‚” Robinson argues that police officers still racially profile when pulling over people for traffic offenses. He uses a Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics report that states that white‚ African-American and Hispanic drivers are equally likely to be pulled over by the police in a traffic stop. He doesn’t believe this to be true and delves deeper into the findings. Robinson notes that African-Americans
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You Have The Right To Remain Equal Do you consider yourself equal to your opposite gender? Of course‚ by law men and women are entitled to have equal rights‚ although our public actions show otherwise. When is it okay to divide gender roles? Perhaps when playing a competitive sport. Why? Is it the different capability men and women have? Is it fair to judge women? No‚ especially when the female gender is being picked on harshly. Various cultures depict equality based on their customs‚ however women
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Summary: In “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling‚” syndicated columnist Eugene Robinson tries to impress upon his readers that racial profiling is still utilized by today’s police force. Mr. Robinson utilizes statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice‚ Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ to make his point. These statistics are taken from the Federal criminal justice system. Based on these statistics‚ he states that minorities (primarily blacks) are at least twice as likely
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A Letter to the Editor Eugene Robinson Your article “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling‚” was rather entertaining and not based on all factual evidence. I do not solely base my opinions on statistical data from one source. You quoted percentages from the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics report which stated that Hispanics‚ African Americans and Whites were most likely to be pulled over for a traffic offense. Percentages can be alarming when used in this context‚ and
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Racial Profiling: Against African Americans Iesha Williams English IV Mrs.Jones 15 March 2015 Williams i Outline THESIS: Racial Profiling has become a growing problem in America due to the way blacks are portrayed in the media‚ the perception of minorities‚ and the history of segregation. I.Racial Profiling in the media A.Blacks are always portrayed as the bad guy whenever you see them on TV. B.Way before television
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Racial Profiling is an Issue Some individuals are not aware of the racial profiling that still exists in America. And many don’t care to talk about it. When it does not bother an individual then they view it as merely a hassle to talk about. Which is wrong. Police bias and racial profiling is the reason for many flawed arrests‚ convictions‚ and death of African Americans. It is a sad and pitiful part of life that certain groups of human beings must go through these so called hardships
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Racial Profiling Cause and Effect Madeline Patterson National American University Abstract Racial profiling is considered by many to be one of the largest problems in our community and one of the biggest civil rights issues to date. Racial profiling is commonly defined as; the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone to have or will commit an offense. Racial Profiling doesn’t only affect us living in the United States but also racism‚ racial profiling‚ stretches
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Prof. Audrey Breay RWS 92B April 6‚ 2011 Racial Profiling in Our Society People of color get pulled over more than white people. Is it because the people of color are all criminals or because the police are getting lazier? people who use racial profiling usually have a negative perception or judgment about African Americans. Racial profiling is a hot subject in the world today. Racial profiling is a fact of life for many Americans today‚ and I for one think it’s sad. Authors Ahmed Rehab and Randall
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journalists’ vocabulary. It is used to imply that law enforcers have been unfairly targeting Arabs without a good cause (Saud 2003). The Depart of Justice defines racial profiling as a police-initiated action relying on race or ethnicity besides the behavior of any individual who is suspected of engaging in criminal activity. Amnesty international‚ on the other hand‚ defines racial profiling as the use of race‚ ethnicity‚ and religion‚ to target individuals or groups by law enforcement officers because
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Racial Profiling By: Lakesha London Could you imagine if you were label as a terrorist because of what you wear‚ skin tone‚ what race you are or what countries you are from? But on the inside of you are just as scared as terrorist yourself. But for hundreds of years racial profiling have been going on‚ not because of when 911 occur. Being a person of color in America automatically put you a caterogy. In my essay I would talk about: racial profiling is a form of discrimination‚ who was the people
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