Yet each of these individuals who have heard this has in the last ten years been exposed to

several other things: the Rodney King beating, the Mumia Abu-Jamal case, and countless

other incidents of police brutality towards minorities. These events are evidence of the

fact that some police officers are more likely to discriminate against blacks than whites.

But the truth of the matter is that the police are just as likely to commit these same acts

against hispanics as they are against blacks.

The act of discriminating against minorities by being quicker to accuse or even

beat them (which is so often done by "friendly neighborhood police officers") is called

racial profiling. And it's illegal, at least in theory. But to assume that black suspects are

the only minority that are victims of this crime is a severe misconception. In fact, Nueva

Davis, Danny. "Racial Profiling editorial." July, 2000. Internet. 12 Oct. 2000. Available

than 15 percent of the population in Illinois and take approximately 10 percent of the personal vehicle trips. But they comprise 23 percent of the searches conducted by an

whites possess. The Nueva York poll indicates that 65 percent of whites polled in New

tapes, but only look at some facts. According to the Danny Davis, a writer for the

population and take fewer than 3 percent of personal vehicle trips - but constitute 27

"Hispanic New Yorkers on Nueva York." Second Annual Survey - Report 2: Police and

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