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Stereotyping and discrimination based on a difference in race are two things that are continually discouraged yet continue even today in the most recent of times. Since the wake of September 11, racial profiling in airports has been heavily enforced. In several instances, the stopping of virtually all “suspicious” people has proved to be advantageous in that those incriminated intended to cause harm to others. Therefore, airport security has done a great job of pinpointing the true terrorist, any person of a different race. This twisted view of justice must be recognized and must be stopped. The “random” stopping of people before and after they board a plane not only violates that person’s personal rights, but it creates an artificially induced hatred of a particular group of people as well as demonstrates the overall ignorance associated with racism.
Racial profiling is the law-enforcement practice of singling out members of racial minorities as suspects. Heavily practiced in airports today, this procedure does much more harm than good. Minorities who once went through the airport with no problems now experience firsthand the true injustices it furnishes. After September 11, individual rights took a back seat to what was promoted as the greater need to protect people from further harm. In reality, the airport security system sought a scapegoat for an entire race of people instead of the few people who were involved.
The sheer racism racial profiling constitutes clearly demonstrates the overall ignorance of those who find it to be a positive practice. By supporting racial profiling we are supporting racism, and by supporting racism, we are supporting hate. As this practice is becoming a common procedure, entire groups of people are being discriminated against. This inaccurate view of a complete race, induced by racial profiling, demonstrates the overall misconception and ignorance people have regarding people who are different from them. Labeling a particular group of persons as terrorists not only is unfair but it tarnishes the reputation of that entire race. Practically making discrimination an acceptable action, hinders minorities from obtaining jobs and a respected status. Overall, racial profiling is another form of discrimination and a violation of individual rights. Its continued practice serves not to ingrain security in the minds of those that travel, but instead infuses hatred and fear towards those who are of a different descent. The false sense of security it may produce in one person is a product of the unjustness it inflicts on another.
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