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If a black man assaults me, should police be stopping black, white, Hispanic, and Indian men in the area?
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<p>In that situation, no. I know what you're going to say, so let me say it for you: That's racial profiling.</p>
<p>However, in that situation, fine. Race is a characteristic of the assaulter, as is height, eye color, gender, clothing, etc, and will help the police to catch him. </p>
<p>What I'm saying is, if one person of X race commits a crime, is it fair to assume that all of the people of race X are likely to commit the same crime?</p>