Examples Of Racial Profiling

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Racial profiling is stereotyping others based on what they look like. For an example if a girl would wear a halloween costume and is dressed as sexy cop people may think something bad about her that shouldn’t be said or the a man dressed as a girl would be in the same predicament.
Many times stereotypes can also lead to discrimination, and racism. Prejudice refers to attitudes like fear,anger, dislike, and hatred. Discrimination refers to actions and unequal treatment based on group membership. Racism includes discriminatory beliefs or actions based on race. Racial profiling is out of hand it's going to happen. Police are racially profiling blacks everyday, and everywhere.

Rufus scales 26 years old, black male. Rufus was in his car driving with his lil brother devin to take him to his hair cutting class in this genteel, leafy city
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Rufus saw blue lights in his rearview mirror. Two policies pulled them over for a minor infractions that was expired plates and failing to hang a flag from a load of scrap metal in the pickup's bed. nut it went too far from just a routine traffic stop. uncertain whether to get out of the car. Rufus said he reached to stop his brother from opening the door. the Black officer stunned Rufus with the taser. Rufus said a white officer yanked him from the driver's seat . temporarily paralyzed from the shock. Rufus said he fell down and the officer dragged him across the asphalt. Rufus emerged from the encounter with four traffic tickets. Rufus was charged with assaulting an officer, later dismissed, a chipped tooth, and a split upper lip that required five stitches. that was may 2013. What Rufus went through is a perfect example of Racial Discrimination. The police used excessive force because its two african american males in a car. The officers are caucasian and assume the