Don't like profiling?  The answer is simple. Change your profile.

 

Cops look for very specific things to obtain probable cause. Like JIB said above, those are examples of things that are out of place. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks of it because it is what it is.

 

Don't want to get pulled over for "swerving" or a cracked windshield? Don't pull out of a neighborhood full of crack houses or known drug dealing areas. Police love it when people who they know don't live there come pulling out. They are going to find a reason to pull you over. They don't care what you did. They're looking for the drugs you likely just bought.

 

Don't believe me? Just drive into one of those areas. Spend a little time there, and let a cop see you leaving. Odds are, you'll get pulled over for something stupid, and you'll be asked for consent to search for narcotics.

 

Profiling will never go away. It is an integral part of law enforcement. It is also something that people do naturally.

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