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Racial Profiling: Definition

"Racial Profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations (commonly referred to as "driving while black or brown"), or the use of race to determine which pedestrians to search for illegal contraband.

Two NC A&T University seniors, Gian Spells and Carlyle Phillips ended up spending the night in jail in November of 2010 after a traffic stop that they contended amounted to racial profiling. Officers gave false information to a magistrate, resulting in their wrongful and unlawful detention. Follow this link to read Jordan Green's article in YES! Weekly:

http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/articl...

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A cop can stop you any time for probable cause.