A black teen with white parents was mistaken for burglar and assaulted by cops in his own home. The police department of the cops that assaulted the teen tried to defend themselves by saying that DeShawn, the black teen, did not obey the officer’s orders to the letter despite the fact that they were intruders in his own home. Instances similar to this are a prime example of how groups of people aren’t being represented and how they need to be protected. Racial profiling is happening everywhere today whether it be “random selection” at an airport, someone following you around a store, or even getting pulled over by a cop for no good reason. Reasoning behind this, is because if there was a scare about a group of people of certain race doing something …show more content…
One of the most common examples of profiling that we’ve all witnessed is stopping people of color in their cars for minor traffic violations. According to Criminal Defense Attorney for Phoenix, AZ Burges McCowan, “The problem is in police training, which is almost wholly lacking in any real science. In Freddie Gray’s nationally publicized case, clear discrepancies between training and actual responses highlights the growing national problem of police brutality.”(2016) Officers have been told that their approach towards their citizens is often “too soft,” prompting officers to take more aggressive approaches to the way they handle situations at hand, which unfortunately leads to more blood shed than a job …show more content…
Racial profiling stems from a root of internalized hate and little to no knowledge about the minority or racial group that is being discriminated against. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, there has been a very skewed perception about p.o.c. from Middle Eastern countries. Since passenger jets were used to bring down the twin towers in 2001, the TSA developed screening devices and techniques to minimize the chances of an attack through means of aircraft. With these new devices, all passengers are to be screened without any judgements of race, religion, or ethnic origin; unfortunately there have been many cases that would say otherwise. There have been many lawsuits against the TSA with claims of racial profiling towards people of Middle Eastern and Asian descent. It even goes to the extent that passengers on a flight can be removed if the other passengers feel uncomfortable or unsafe. US Citizens have an internalized sense of fear because of the attack and as a result of that, most muslims feel isolated because of fear of being suspected of terrorism. According to an article from USA TODAY, “ Many Arab Muslims say their community is turning on itself- shying away from a society increasingly inclined to equate Islam with terrorism.” (Fear ‘as bad as after 9/11’, Hampson). Historically, cultural differences and religion have been at the root of many wars, but in today’s society, blaming and