Here's what I Propose, or should I say it Casually?

         Racial Profiling has been heightening for the past two decades due to false allegations by law enforcement agents against people of color. It has increased in number and frequency. This isn’t just talking about African Americans; It’s is referring to Hispanics, Indians, and many more ethnicities who have a darker skin tone. Racial profiling is very significant in today's society because it happens every single day. People may stereotype some one and not even realize that they are doing it.  Quantitative and qualitative evidence has been collected at a federal, state, and local level, confirming that racial profiling persists even though it was deemed unconstitutional. Although racial profiling has been brought up before and attempts to stop it has been tried, people have failed because society is still in a mindset that distiguishes through outer appearance. Racial profiling is unacceptable and needs to be stopped because it is belittling, demeaning, and hindering our world from growing together as one.
          Specifically I wiould like to address shopping stores in predominantly white areas. When someone of a darker skin color walks into your store, I don't think it is wise to follow them around. They most likely there to buy some clothes and outer appareal, not to steal. I'm not saying that they won't steal because there are people out there who would do that, but just don't assume that it is every dark pigmented person that walks into your store. I, personally has had some experience in situations like this. One day, while shopping in a famous store named after a former princess and her hidings, I was continuosly watched by retail workers and maybe even the floor manager, when all I wanted to do was buy some underwear. I felt very uncomfortable and as if I didn't belong. According to ABC news, shopping in a store and not being the right ethnicity is called "Shopping while black". In a survey done by ABC news, it showed that more than 60 percent of black shoppers have been racially profilled. In 2009, 54% of black respondents said that they were not treated equally in shopping stores. Only 15% of white stated the same response.
         Racial profiling should be stopped because it has a negative effect on shopping businesses overall. If customers are being harrassed while trying to shop, they won't come back to your store to spend money ever again. From 1990 to 2001, Asain buying power has increased 152%, Hispanic buying power increased 133%, Black buying power increased 101%, and American Indian buying power has increased 84%. White buying power has only increased 65%. Your business will lose profit by eliminating people of a darker skin color from your store. Racial profiling is a lose-lose situation for shoppers and business owners, so if it didn't exist, everyone could live in peace and do what they love.
     Resolving the issue of racial profiling is no walk in the park. Ofcourse it is going to take a lot of time. It may even never get resolved. It all starts with a person. If one person changes the way their store is run in order to eliminate racial profiling, they will recieve a lot of shoppers and make a lot of money. When other companies see that a business is making more money than they are-they will want to find out their tactics and basically mimick it. They will figure out that that business has a friendly environment and that every ethnicity feels at home there, so they will make their companies the same way. It will basically be a chain reaction. This idea is just a theory, but it is possible if carried out by the right person. Yes there are many flaws and objectives to this plan and I acknowledge that, but it is just something to think about.
        
            
       

Toulmin Analysis on My Pathos Blog

    
       In my pathos blog, I begin with a strong introduction sentence stating a problem that is getting worse over time. Unfortunately, as I read the introduction paragraph, I seem to notice that I lack a solid claim. If I were to add one in there now it would sound a bit like this; Racial profiling is wrong and needs to be stopped.
      Now I know that there are limits to my claim which is why qualifiers are good to add. By saying: Some people believe racial profiling is not an issue, it shows that I know not everyone is on the same page as me and I am willing to address that. I am also lacking qualifiers in my original blog.
      Now that I read my blog over looking at it with a Toulmin aspect, I notice that my reasons are not that clear and everything is just factual and ethos. If I could pinpoint some reasons I would have to say that they are

1. Racial profiling has been heightening for the past two decades
2. Racial profiling happens to many different races
3. it is very demeaning and belittling

   If included, my warrant would be; since descrimination is illegal, all forms of negativity against specific races/ethnicities should also not be practiced.
    To support my warrant, I have a backing. My backing is that racial profiling was deemed unconstitutional. To add to that I would say that, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that racial profiling violates the constitutional requirement that all persons be accorded equal protection of the law. 
    I have to say that throughout my blog I manage to include a lot of evidence and statistics. For example:

1. In the year 2005, drivers of African American descent were 4.5% likely to be arrested during a traffic stop than a Caucasian driver who only had a 2.1% chance of being arrested.
2. Hispanic drivers were 65% more likely to receive a ticket than Caucasian drivers who had a 56.2% chance and African American drivers who had a 55.8% chance.

    I built my ethos and credibility by telling a personal story of how I experienced racial profiling.
   Since I mentioned a qualifier earlier that was intended to acknowledge my rebuttal's. Some rebuttal's could be

1. white people experience racial profiling too
2. everybody is going to have their opinions and everybody has a right to that opinion
3. even though racial profiling was deemed uncnstitutional, no body will follow it.

  There could definitly be many more rebuttal's but those are the three that I can think of. To respond to those rebuttal's I would say

1. I will mention all races in my argument (including white people)
2. If your opinion offends and hurts people, don't state them.
3. If we all try to follow my second reason, then we will atleast start to decrease the occurances or racial profiling.

                     
     

Who am I talking to, you ask?

7 Possible Audiences

• All people of a Darker skin tone
• All people of a Lighter skin tone
• Police Officers
• Store Owners
• Store Associates (retail, etc)
• General public
• The whole world (stereotyping happens everywhere)

3 Top Choices

• Store Owners
• General Public
• All people of a Darker skin tone

Pros/Cons

• Store Owners: The pros for writing to store owners would have to be that they will understand that judging people just on their appearance is wrong. I want them to catch on to my point and hopefully stop doing it. My cons for writing to store owners is that they will ignore me and just continue on as usual. They might even get worse on the judgements. They could also get offended by what I have to say.
• General Public: The pros for writing to a general is that everybody will hear about what I have to say. It is a topic that applies to multiple people and not just one person. Everyone will have a reason to read what I have to say. The cons for writing to a general public is that I will offend certain people. It is a difficult task to write in a way where every audience is taken into account and try to gain their trust.
• All people of a darker skin tone: The pros for writing to this audience is that it will be easy to connect with them since it is a topic that truely relates to them. They will be more open minded to what I have to say. They can connect with what I have to say. The pros for writing to people of a darker skin tone is that some people within that group might have a different opinion than mine. Also it will be bad if they just ignore what I have to say in general, especially if racial profiling has never happened to them.

Since I have to choose one audience to write to, I would have to say all people with a darker skin tone. Like I said in the above bullet point, I have a feeling they will be more open minded and will really connect to what I have to say. I will gain their trust and make them want to listen to me and hopefully make a change.