Is Racial profiling always wrong ?

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I keep seeing where so many people say Racial profiling is wrong and illegal....well consider this >

If I see a child molester having his way with your child, I call 9-11 and when the cops show up I tell them he was 6 foot tall and ran that way !   BUT....I never told the cops that he was a black guy and had a large Afro hair cut ! Do you think I did right by not telling the cops about that ? Now the cops will stop every 6 foot tall male, taking up so much time that could have been reduced if I told them everything !  Now remember that if I told them he was black or had a Afro hair do that is racial profiling !
If your neighbor seen 2 guys running down the street caring your TV and computer, he could say they were males and wearing dark clothes and ran north up the street.....BUT....he could not say one was white and the other one looked Mexican !  After all that is racial profiling !

You see where I'm going with this...........

So tell me just how much your against racial profiling now !

Anonym · Accepted Answer

They need to call it what it is.... Offender profiling is a behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown criminal subjects or offenders. Offender profiling is also known as criminal profiling, criminal personality profiling, criminological profiling, behavioral profiling or criminal investigative analysis.

dbf · Answer

Racial profiling is one of those terms that has become almost meaningless because of the PC world in which we live.  The classic example given is that a black man is stopped and hassled by the cops for no other reason than he was walking or driving through an all white neighborhood.  If that in fact is the only reason, it is clearly wrong.  On the other side of the coin -- many will say that giving more attention at airport security to men ages 20 - 35 who are Muslims or  from the middle east or have Arabic names is "racial profiling" and should be prohibited.  Prohibited even though all the terrorist acts/attempts have been by people fitting this profile.  This is just stupidity from people who have no idea what the world is like and apparently believe that nothing is more important than PC, even if it gets people killed.  These folks say it is an unreasonable search and illegal.  How can giving greater attention to a certain segment of the population that has been committing these acts be deemed unreasonable?  Some people will be inconvenienced and have their feelings hurt - so what?  I understand about the "slippery slope" you risk by giving govt too much authority, but we don't have to suspend our common sense.

Ed · Answer

Poor analogy Friar Timothy.  Racial profiling means you are stopping a certain segment at large, rather than trying to find one person who fits a certain description.

A better analogy is that at the airport, security are required to stop old white ladies and search their stuff.  last time I checked, there haven't been any old white lady suicide bombers.  The real question is, are we more interested in solving the problem or making sure someone isn't offended?

Anonym · Answer

I believe affirmative action is racial profiling.  When it benefits hispanics, I doubt they think it's wrong.  Arizona law is a good one and I hope other states follow.

just a thought · Answer

You got that right Ed.  My 74 year old mother fits many a bomber profile.

Game Over03 · Answer

describing a suspect of child molestation to detail including his race and anything relevant is not racially profiling , yes racially profiling is wrong and should not be legalized and anyone guilty of that should be sent to jail .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRPFIImZWXE&feature=related some should not be on TV .

The Comma,, Lady,,,,, · Answer

"Affirmative action " is racial profiling,,, and they say that is ok because it favors blacks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Is Racial profiling always wrong ?

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