Law enforcement agencies. The Government. Their job is to protect our country from any evil and keep us safe. Criminals are a big issue in our lives today, and law enforcement officers are trying to capture every single one of them. But, how are they going to stop these criminals when police officers are putting lives in danger? Racial profiling is practice by law enforcements officers by targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or nationality. Although racial profiling may seem as a good technique, law enforcement officers are violating laws and endangering lives when affected. Racial profiling should not be accepted as law enforcement practice because it severely hampers citizen’s civil liberties, is unconstitutional, and has an effect on victims’ lives. Racial profiling involves law enforcement to stop and search based on a …show more content…
Racial profiling is revolting to the Constitution. Federal courts have view on several constitutional principles whether or not racial profiling violates the law which they have come to agreeable terms. Law enforcement officers have use racial profiling as a technique to stop and search someone against their will which hampers the Constitution. Racial profiling is violating our constitution which is a danger to our community. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) “racial profiling is in every instance inconsistent with this country’s core constitutional principles of equality and fairness” (“Should Racial Profiling Be Accepted”). The 4th Amendment from the Constitution protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by government. (“PresidentChronological History”). The law enforcement and the government are hampering this constitution principle by targeting individuals for suspicion of crime. Racial profiling is unfair to those targeted who weren't involved in the