~Whimsical Reasoning~

Race, although we hate to admit it, has always been and always will be, and issue. Sure, we've gotten over the slavery part, but there is still a rift in the tide. Racial profiling happens more than we'd like to admit. It is very aggrivating, in a justice system like ours, there is such a flaw. One of the most controversial cases in recent times is that of the Jena six. Even though Linworth is a dominantly white school, I cannot imagine a community that shows such hate to a particular race because of their skintone. Now I'm not saying that race is the only factor that causes people to be wrongly accused, because gender also has a role. Generally, when you think of crimes, you think of men. Obviously, we are now in the 21st century, and that is not the case. Since we now have the tecnology, I think cases in court should depend more on solid evidence more than anything else, such as eyewittness accounts, as those can be biased. Something else with race I have found is that if a little white girl went missing, it would be all over the news. In contrast, if it were a little black girl, not much is thought of it. Even though it is estimated that eventually all of the human population will become one skintone, I belive then we will find other things to separate us from others, it is just a part of human nature.

Posted in: discrimination, race, racial profiling on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at at 2:27 AM