tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18279649.post2234037738249579785..comments2024-01-12T03:26:31.624-05:00Comments on No Place for Hate - Harwich, Massachusetts: Mashpee Police Chief Says- No Profling, hate crime in his town!jjbangerthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00672379129627687785noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18279649.post-17459066791368062132009-09-01T10:14:07.136-04:002009-09-01T10:14:07.136-04:00Racial profiling is an improper and illegal practi...Racial profiling is an improper and illegal practice based on the mistaken belief that certain ethnic groups are more likely to shoplift than others. Because of this, misguided store employees will focus their surveillance time on the customer's... “color” rather than “conduct”. Racial bias can blind store personnel and cause them to monitor only the ethic minorities and ignore the real source of their inventory losses. Racial profiling eventually leads to a pattern of false theft accusations, wrongful detentions, and harassment when no real probable cause exists. The result is that a particular ethic group will be made to feel like they can't be trusted and are unwelcome in the store. African Americans call it "shopping while black". Unless the wrongful conduct is corrected by management, civil rights violations will occur and false arrest lawsuits will follow and sorely damage the reputation of the retailer.jjbangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672379129627687785noreply@blogger.com