Confronting Racism

[Benton]

(02-12-2016, 07:49 PM)Sovereign Nation Wrote: Hmmm where to begin?  How about we ask your question with a twist, 

... uh... why not just answer the question? Why change the question? Because it doesn't support your opinion?

Quote:we will remove serial killers and replace with drug dealers and criminal activities.


You do realize that there is more to profiling for drug dealers and other criminal activities than the racial components, right?
Police take into account race, age, income level, family history, occupation, mental health history, hobbies, even physical appearances.

...uh... I'm not following. If you stop someone on the street, you have no way of knowing occupation, family history, hobbies or the rest. All you've got is race, sex, age and physical appearance. So... no, you're incorrect.

Quote:I have yet to see any evidence to support that black people have been stopped just for being black.  The black suspect is the one that has made the claim, the officer on the other hand has never came out and said "Yep, I pulled him over for being black."

Please show me where a cop has pulled over a black man in a business suit, driving a well kept vehicle, going the speed limit.  Show me one where the black man was pulled over.  Let alone asked to get out of his vehicle so a search for drugs could be done.
 

Well this is just getting dumb.

Quote:Here is the whole problem with this racial profiling issue.  It is blacks who claim they are being stopped for being black.  If there is a guy that fits the description of a known drug dealer and he is stopped and questioned, then that is not racial profiling.  However, just as in the case of the professor, nothing stops him from claiming it, even if the other factors where observed as well.  

You're not helping your cause here. Departments for years have admitted they do it to a degree. And to a degree it's acceptable. If it wasn't, local, state and federal departments in the last few years wouldn't have started placing more restrictions on what can be just cause for detaining someone. But the general idea is, if you're pulling people over solely because of race, then it's an issue.