Racial profiling...it exists...now what?

So I'll admit something that I don't want to admit.  Racial profiling does, in fact, exist.  While I wish that this term, along with the concept of race in general, would just disappear, I have to admit that racial profiling exists and that while it's not nice I'm sort of glad for it...except when things like this happen.  In Seattle area (Lake Union) showed up to a 911 call of armed robbery.  They arrived and found someone that they suspected of being involved (he happened to be Hispanic) and they proceeded to treat him inhumanely (beating, kicking, swearing etc). The problem is that they didn't just beat and kick him.  The problem is that they used racially charged slurs and made it clear that they suspected him because of his race.  In the end they were able to determine that the person they beat was not a suspect and not involved in the robbery.  The Seattle police chief has done the right thing by taking them off the streets while they investigate the whole scene.  So now what?  That's the real question here.  Do we fault these officers for making a rash judgment based on experience and trends?  One of the officers is part of the Gang task force, can we blame them for assuming that a Hispanic wearing typical gang garb (rather than polo shirts and designer jeans) at the scene of a potentially violent (armed) robbery might have something to do with them being there in the first place?  (I know, that was a long sentence/question) No we cannot blame them for making judgments about potential suspects.  What we can blame them for is making the judgment that they deserved to be beat, kicked, and otherwise abused before they could determine their full involvement.  Cops detain, they do not execute the sentence. 
Cops have a tough job.  No one is denying that.  They have to make judgments on situations based on little information just to be safe.  They are expected to be the best of humanity while dealing with the worst.  They must remain composed and stalwart in the face of death.  Being a cop is working cleanly in filth, you're bound to get dirty eventually.  This said, as a cop you know this going in and thus should be held accountable when you don't match the standards society sets for you. 
I have called for profiling to be used at borders, airports and in crimes.  Why?  Because it works.  Profiling, in all its forms, works.  As children we learn patterns at a very early age.  We recognize them with no effort and we make assumptions based on those observations.  We are now expecting humans to ignore important skills in the name of being politically correct.  This is not ok.  The actions of the officers in this situation are not to be blamed for their human assumptions but on their inhuman reactions.



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