Few weeks ago during an early morning pickup basketball game at my local gym, one black guy and one white guy got tangled up on the ground all of sudden. White guy locked the other guys head (Greco roman style) trying not to get punched. I and one other player broke them up. They didn't swing at each other but still exchanging insults and accusing each other initiating inappropriate contacts. (Later I found out that the white guy was a cop.) During the name calling, the black guy started accusing the white guy for being a racist. From what we saw race was nothing to do with the fight. It was just two hot headed guy ran into each other during the ball game. It was clearly wrong to use a Race Card... All of us agreed.
Fortunately, two guys kissed and made up few days later. I am living in suburbia where nothing really bad happens. I (sort of) understand where he comes from.
(Racial) profiling could be statistically effective tactic under circumstances. I.e. My Middle Eastern friend goes through hell every time he flies even with his 80 year old grandma. This is a viscous cycle someone had to stop but it doesn’t look like it will stop anytime soon. I also saw the movie Crash few times. (FYI I am an Asian.) In the movie why the hell a Korean man will traffic South Eastern Asian Slaves? They usually smuggle same kind... It is hard to smuggle if they cannot communicate. Sorry no personal experience.
