Tuesday, September 1, 2015
2nd Period Socratic
I think that 2nd period had a good discussion to start off the year. We actually began our discussion based off a question that had to do with airport security, and its famous racial profiling. Many of us could agree that most people are randomly checked at some point in their life while going through security, but most could also see that it is common to be "randomly selected" based off of your race. Is it it ethical to racially profile people at the risk of security vs. freedom? And who is to decide?
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I agree, the socratic went pretty well, and the example you gave of your sister being a cheerleader brought it a lot closer to home because it happened here in Los Altos.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that it is ethical to racially profile people, but I think that it is ethical to profile people. What I'm saying that it should not be based on race, but rather other features. Criminal profiling is done by the justice system all the time. However, it does not solely based the profiling on race. They look at behavior as well as the crime scenes to try to understand what kind of people they're looking for.
ReplyDeleteIn the same way, if we profiled in that way in the airport, it would be more fair. If a person was doing something sketchy or behaving sketchy, the TSA should be more aware of that rather than focus on the race/nationality. I am aware that the TSA does profile like that, but I just believe less racial profiling would be better.
I think you bring up a great question, Haley. It is unethical to racially profile people, but it is impossible to remove racial stereotypes in the world we live. So to ensure both freedom and security for all, it is important to make changes to accommodate both sides. To use the same example you used, airport security could do an extended check for each person to ensure safety, and to show people we are not taking away their freedoms (equality).
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