tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post112092722557147377..comments2023-10-27T02:21:24.958-05:00Comments on Liberal Faith Development: Racism and Racial Profiling of UU Youth of Color at GA -- Summary of EventsSteve Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post-1120956686107046102005-07-09T19:51:00.000-05:002005-07-09T19:51:00.000-05:00Matthew wrote:"How are you defining racial profili...Matthew wrote:<BR/><I>"How are you defining racial profiling?"</I><BR/><BR/>Actually ... it depends on which ACLU source you are quoting.<BR/><BR/>Here's how the ACLU of Illinois defines racial profiling:<BR/><BR/>"Racial profiling is defined as any police-initiated action (including surveillance, detention, search, arrest, or other intervention) that relies to any degree on the race, ethnicity, or national origin of the individual – except when police seek a specific individual described in part by race or ethnicity. In most cases of racial profiling, police officers stop motorists of certain ethnic groups because of stereotypes that say certain ethnic groups are more likely to commit a crime than other groups.<BR/><BR/>'Driving while Black or Brown' or DWB is a slang term for racial profiling adapted from the actual illegal condition 'driving while intoxicated.'"<BR/><BR/>One example that the ACLU of Illinois uses is the following:<BR/><BR/>"'Out of place' or 'border patrol' stops: when the police stop and search motorists of color because their mere presence in what is usually a predominantly white suburban or rural area is viewed as suspicious."<BR/><BR/>This Illinois ACLU info can be found online here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.aclu-il.org/legal/highschool/students/racialprofiling.shtml<BR/><BR/>Now ... before anyone turns into a word purist, I'll agree that any non-law enforcement adult at GA who attempted to keep UU youth of color from attending a GA event were not "police" in a literal sense.<BR/><BR/>Also, there's nothing in the Illinois ACLU definition that requires the racial profiling to be institutional or systemic. Racial profiling can happen through individual initiative as well as through institutional initiative.<BR/><BR/>The person was attempting to enforce a community rule in a selective manner.<BR/><BR/>If we as a GA community were following a rigorous security protocol, the GA incident would look less racist.<BR/><BR/>However ... by Monday, there were plenty of UUs who were not wearing their nametags and were allowed to participate in GA events.<BR/><BR/>It seems that the key for being stopped and excluded from GA on Monday afternoon was being a person who was:<BR/><BR/>(1) young<BR/><BR/>(2) a person of color<BR/><BR/>(3) without a GA name badge<BR/><BR/>An older white person without a badge would not have been stopped based on my observations at GA and the observations of others.Steve Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.com