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racial profiling

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A quick definition of racial profiling:

Racial profiling is when police officers or other law enforcement officials use a person's race, ethnicity, or national origin as a reason to suspect them of committing a crime. This means that people who belong to certain racial or ethnic groups may be unfairly targeted by police, even if they haven't done anything wrong. For example, some police officers might assume that all African American men are more likely to be involved in criminal activity, and stop them more often than other people. This is not fair or just, and can lead to discrimination and mistreatment of innocent people.

A more thorough explanation:

Racial profiling is a law enforcement practice where race, national origin, or ethnicity is used as a reason to suspect someone of criminal activity. For example, if a police officer stops a disproportionate number of African-American drivers just because they assume they are more likely to be involved in criminal activity, that is racial profiling.

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, racial profiling was also used to search and interrogate Middle Eastern men at airports. This is also an example of racial profiling because the only reason they were being targeted was because of their ethnicity.

Racial profiling is unfair and discriminatory because it assumes that someone is guilty based on their race or ethnicity, rather than actual evidence of criminal activity. It can lead to innocent people being targeted and harassed by law enforcement, which is a violation of their civil rights.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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