Racial Profiling

From three of the sources I read online about racial profiling in addition to an editorial and a person essay, I came to the conclusion that racial profiling is unnecessary and inequitable. Reading articles from different situations where airport security has occurred has furthered my knowledge in this unfair treatment towards people of a different race.

• "In a time of declared war, the United States may imprison or deport nationals of enemy nations". I completely understand how the United States is protecting its citizens but we should also take into account that there are others who mean to do no harm to our country.
• In this article, David Harris argues that racial profiling is "unnecessary an an ineffective tool in the fight against terrorism".
• "But our actions must pass a basic test that racial profiling fails: they must help, not hinder, our efforts to fight terrorism and keep Americans safe". Here Harris states the unimportance of racial profiling.
• the United States is going through unnecessary actions by profiling people; we can't see past anyone if we don't talk/interact with them.
• Okey Ifionu expresses her experience through airport security in Terrorism-Profiling Won't Help.
• " 'Do you have any dangerous substance with you?' Did he expect me to say yes even if I did? " Ifionu realized that just because she was Nigerian, the immigration officer at the airport assumed the worst of her and questioned her more than her colleagues from Latin America and Europe.
• As Ifionu states, "There is definitely something bizarre about a policy that discriminates against people on the basis of their colour and religion". In addition, people should see past the physical look of someone and not assume the worst.