signalsDilemma Profiling
June 2nd 2007 19:52
An aquaintance of a friend was once stopped by the police and quizzed to the point of profiling. After all this person was in a district where the officer felt this person did not belong. It was a high crime district. The person was a nurse on her way to work at the hospital. It was 4am and the shortest way was in a gang and drug infested area. She was caucasion or white. The cop after getting the facts, bluntantly told her to find a different route because she could be in danger in that area.
The cop who saw a 'white' woman in the area assumed she wanted to purchase drugs or was a prostitute. Then warned her to change her routine. Hmmm...maybe profiling for cops is a GOOD thing. Especially if you have nothing to hide!
Call it racial profiling, gut feeling, etc., but always trust a cop over a criminal who claims racial discrimination. It's not about trust but survival.
The cop who saw a 'white' woman in the area assumed she wanted to purchase drugs or was a prostitute. Then warned her to change her routine. Hmmm...maybe profiling for cops is a GOOD thing. Especially if you have nothing to hide!
Call it racial profiling, gut feeling, etc., but always trust a cop over a criminal who claims racial discrimination. It's not about trust but survival.
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