Racial profiling is when “law enforcement and private security target people of color for humiliating and often frightening detentions, interrogations, and searches without evidence of criminal activity and based on perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion.” (ACLU) Although it is unconstitutional, because of equal protection under the law for all and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. The injustice of the criminal justice system is clear, this practice widens the gap between law enforcement and communities. Law enforcement has lost the trust and credibility among communities of color across the United States. This is problematic because we depend on law enforcement to protect us from harm, they were sworn to protect and serve the
Racial profiling is when “law enforcement and private security target people of color for humiliating and often frightening detentions, interrogations, and searches without evidence of criminal activity and based on perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion.” (ACLU) Although it is unconstitutional, because of equal protection under the law for all and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. The injustice of the criminal justice system is clear, this practice widens the gap between law enforcement and communities. Law enforcement has lost the trust and credibility among communities of color across the United States. This is problematic because we depend on law enforcement to protect us from harm, they were sworn to protect and serve the