Racial profiling, by definition, is the practice of a law enforcement officer taking into account race and/or ethnicity when deciding how to intervene from a potential attacker. Simply put, racial profiling is when a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a pedestrian is potentially engaging in illegal activity based solely on race. It's common for police officers, like most of us, to often profile individuals we think are more likely to commit crimes. For example, let's say a local convenience store was robbed. The only two people suspected of the crime are a fairly wealthy and successful businessman and a homeless man who doesn't have a penny in his pocket. Who are we to immediately suspect the crime? The homeless man, of course. Although it is a very commonly used technique that we all use at some point in our lives, many believe that it is morally and ethically wrong to suspect someone of illegal activity because they racially belongs to a minority. . Statistics actually show that members of African-American and Hispanic minorities are incarcerated more...