Decades after decades, history modifies progressively as the nation fathom events shifting their ways of life. As they gaze upon the sky in which the pivoting point of time once stood home to winged creatures, has now evolved to man-made machines hovering the horizons. Little did they know, what comes up, must always come down. Tragedies unfold shredding the hearts of millions across America as man-made machine transfold to recipe for destruction. To the core of American hatred, still shown on the streets. Likewise, to the opinionated protest that severs the nation to two pieces of different ideals.
The fundamental building stone, is a key point in the the fundamental breaking stone. Racial profiling has divided the nation into multitudes of perspectives, and repeated the actions of how Americans reacted over the decades. IDENTIFY Across the street from the East River, seamless lines of buildings rose from the ground to what became known as New York City. Racial profiling did not occur simply out of choice, but Americans soon latched to the idea overwhelmed by fear. With the approach of the new century, the idea of terrorism hitched onto the back of American minds as something that only occurred in vintage war films.
To their surprise, their entertainment transfigured into a life-changing grotesque horror. “In the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, there was an apparent shift in the debate about racial profiling, ” (Ramirez. ) the need to sacrifice their security, became prominent over their idea for protection. The building that once defied man’s expectation, soon crumbled competently onto the concrete gravel. Following the events, more attempts similar to Sept. 11 occur on domestic airlines.
Evidently, the ideas of fear, pressured Americans to use their suspicions as a means of protection. On January 16, 2002, just months after the tragedy with the twin towers, Richard Colvin Reid, an Al-Qaeda member and Osama Bin Laden follower, attempted to detonate a bomb inside American Airlines Flight 63. “Because of Reid’s actions, the FAA, on December 11, 2001, announced a civil aviation security warning that terrorists may try to sneak weapons onto aircraft in their shoes,”(Lerner) a new protocol announced civil aviation security to do randomized shoe checks as a routine inspection.
Little did the nation know, these regulations built the standards for racial profiling in modern American. Without a doubt, Reid case became a foundation in which the justice department correlated any future terrorist works. “Such explosive devices have been used by other groups and suicide bombers in the Middle East. ,” which defined his intentions to attempted homicide, “The lack of metal parts made the bomb virtually undetectable to airport security screening used at the time. ”(Lerner) With that idea in mind, Americans relied on what they knew so far.
The terrorist attacks across the century, showed consistency in their tactics. Thus building the foundation of racial profiling, and the source of American fear. Controversially as a result, the nation was split into multiple perspectives. One in which, “ law enforcement relies on a broad, superficial category such as race or religion,” to their surprise, “this shortcut interferes with more effective techniques such as behavioral cues and suspect- or crime-specific descriptions or evidence. ” (Ramirez. ) Prominently the position of techniques shifted Americans towards a racial approach.
Instead of focusing on criminal behavior, they eventually seeked clues through a pattern. On the backend of the issue, “ other minority groups are less willing to trust and confide in law enforcement officers and agencies, to report crimes that come to their attention,” losing the community need for involvement, “ to provide intelligence and information, and to serve as witnesses at trials. ( Ramirez) Due to the fear of becoming on a terrorist watchlist. After the shaping of 9/11 the community partitioned into a way of fear.
Progressively,” the vast majority of individuals with Muslim background are not terrorists, and, second, a disproportionate number of terrorists are Muslim. It is that last fact that drives the need for further surveillance, notwithstanding the high error rate captured in the first observation. ” (Epstein) Unconsciously, the fear of not knowing. Built the idea for the several racial profiling techniques. The justice department wanted to lean away from the stereotype of ethnicity, but that would mean the security of Americans would be replaced for their protection.
With a position in which whatever action is done, would never have a guaranteed support. From the books to the street, racial profiling became a status symbol in the community. Thus drawed a split in the supporters and the repressed. The community that felt the most negativity in racial profiling, consisted of Black Lives Matter. Consequently, the idea to protect the citizen from potential terrorist attacks became imminent. But the suspicion was always put up the ethnic minorities. The police force pullled over any suspicious characters, but the suspicion arose from the characteristics of the individual.
Surprisly, most of the whites were not pulled over compared to the ethnic minorities. The efficiently to collect any data relied on the innocent victims. With the pressure of be repressed, riots and protest evolved to violence. As a result the demand to use violence on violence created a cycle in which bounced back between law enforcement and civilians. The murder of minorities from the act of police, triggered a persistent move in the Black community. Similarly, the actions in which police officers were sniped concluded in a show of aggression.
Racial profiling divided the nation into which they could not see their friends or foe. “The leaders of Black Lives Matter crossed a Rubicon this week when they decided to proceed with protests even after the killings of policemen in Dallas. ”(Caldwell) This foundation created a cycle across the decades. One in which is seen at the march on washington, to the walk for Trayvon Martin. The need to mourn for the loss of the souls fallen, became maneuvered with the vision for, “ playing even. ”In the eyes of the minority, they felt the suspicion in a way that they were considered threat. Specifically in a place they call home.
