Since the terrorists attacks of September the eleventh security in American airports has drastically increased. While numerous safety measures have been taken to prevent terrorists’ actions, some law enforcement officers have used safety measures that are unjust and unconstitutional. Because the highjackers of September the eleventh were all of Middle Eastern descent, Middle Easterners have ...
Racism and prejudice have had an impact on everyday life in society for thousands of years. In America, it began when white settlers first met Native Americans and took from them their land. For Africans, it began when the first slaves were brought here from Africa 375 years ago, continued after slavery with legal segregation ...
Racial profiling is a term society has become familiar with in the past few years; however, it is not a new phenomenon. Racial profiling according to Fredrickson, “occurs when law enforcement officials rely on race, skin color, and/or ethnicity as an indication of criminality, reasonable suspicion, or probable cause, except when it is part of ...
Conservative Supreme Court Justice John Roberts attempted to shift focus from a central theme for many in the discussion on Arizona’s controversial immigration law. SB1070 has been widely criticized by human rights and civil liberties groups for tacitly approving of racial profiling since Arizona’s police and state troopers will be able to ask for documentation ...
