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Unreasonable Suspicion
Michelle Alexander outlines how over time, rules and laws have been modified to fit certain situations especially in regards to men of color. She discusses how laws can be twisted around to fit the circumstances in hand. A while back, the police was not permitted to search citizens without a warrant and a factual cause; whereas, now it has become very common for individuals, especially people of color, to be searched without warrants. The police labels these “safety searches” to benefit citizen. Citizens are not checked for legitimate reasons but are merely checked because of looks and other ambiguous reasons. Many times, there is no cause for the search and so these actions are labeled as safety procedures."

Just Say No
Michelle Alexander claims men of color are a greater target when it comes to being searched without a reason in comparison to white men. She states, “Interviews of passengers in these dragnet operations usually culminated in a request for ‘consent’ to search the passenger’s luggage.” This shows that these colored men are not fully aware that they are consenting to a search by the way the questions are stated. The increase in these “random searches” have led to tons of successful finds but have put the Fourth Amendment in jeopardy. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures without warrants. The police has been violating this amendment by using their own intuition for searching colored men at random without legitimate reasons."

The Felony Checkbox: Overview
The Felony Checkbox primarily summaries how felonies can affect citizens with a past history of criminal records, whether they are minor or major, in terms of employment. The Felony Checkbox is a question that is present on almost every job application. It specifically asks whether the individual filling out the application has been charged with or convicted of a felony. It doesn’t ask for the specific crime; therefore, even if the crime is trivial, it will still effect the chances of the person getting the job. Though our society has moved on from the chapter of “inequality,” it is currently present when it comes to the basics of criminal records and employment. The Libertarian News claims, “One in twelve adult Americans have a felony conviction.” After checking the “Yes” box for this section of The Felony Checkbox, the probability of the person getting the job decreases drastically. Schmitt and Warner write about how employers themselves have stated how they would probably not hire an ex-offenders in comparison to a person with a clean record. The article claims that forty percent of employers would give applicants with criminal records a chance. This indicates that sixty percent of the employers and agencies would not consider an ex-offenders application. Even after equal opportunity is raged to be in effect, notions like these show that after a felony or any other crime that stays in record is committed, the chance of going back to a normal life with a decent job is put into danger. This process affects people of color significantly because it becomes a hindrance to their success. Even without the wrong intention, employers unknowingly violate the right of this equal opportunity that every person deserves. Offenders and ex-offenders are not permitted to obtain certain jobs in all different sorts of fields. Being convicted not only means there is a likelihood of the individuals job application being thrown away before background checks and other major inquires but also brings out the topic of him or her being unable to work for government jobs. This idea of The Felony Checkbox has also led to the idea of racial profiling taking place. Statistics clearly show that people of color are intentionally or unintentionally targeted in terms of callbacks for job interviews. Now this checkbox not only narrows down a citizen’s chance of employment but also uses race and nationality as a way to handpick specific individuals and cut down on the application load. The Felony Checkbox outlines the idea of employment being in jeopardy for current and former felons when it comes down to its role in modern day society after a conviction and how racial profiling is used as one its tactics.

The Sixth Sense
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary having a six sense “is when you have a special ability to know something that cannot be learned by using the five senses”. Police are trained to react on their six sense or gut feeling through observation of someone’s behavior, gesture, posture, eye contact etc. Although a six sense should not identify people by color, the police seem to target black and Hispanic men when they get this “gut” intuition. According to an NAACP report “twenty states have no laws prohibiting racial profiling by law enforcement” this makes it very hard to decipher who is being pulled over for a violation or who is being pulled over because of the color of their skin.

Michelle Alexander outlines how over the time being, rules and laws have been modified to fit certain situations. A while back, the police was not permitted to search citizens without a warrant and a real cause; whereas, now it has become very common for individuals, especially people of color, to be searched without warrants. The police labels these “safety searches” to be in favor of every citizen. Citizens are not checked for legitimate reasons but are merely checked because of looks and other ambiguous reasons. Many times, there is no cause for the search and so these actions are labeled as safety procedures. Alexander puts forth a great example of how colored men are a bigger target when it comes to being searched without a reason compared to others. Terrance Bostick, a young African American man, was searched without any valid or clear suspicion. After being searched, he was caught carrying cocaine but there was no actions that stood out to the police. He was searched without any solid evidence that showed he might have been carrying cocaine or any other drug. Police officers never told the individuals they searched that they had the right to remain silent because a lot of their targets were lower class colored men who were not too highly educated. The police had hit the jackpot but unfortunately it put in limelight that the Fourth Amendment right was violated. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures without warrants. After this was brought forth in the court, the favor was still not in Bosticks favor because he was indeed carrying drugs but it did lower the bus sweeps. The court claimed a reasonable individual would have clearly said no to the search; whereas, Bostick did not.

Police are to protect and serve but when racial profiling occurs it takes the credibility officers are supposed to have. Using a six sense can be beneficial in helping to make decisions: however, it never play favorites by singling a person out because of the color of their skin. This idea of intuition should be backed up with a more evident and valid reason or facts rather than being something that is decided upon by the color of his or her skin.