An ACLU lawsuit uncovered police data indicating that while 73 percent of suspects pulled over on I-95 between 1995 and 1997 were black, black suspects were no more likely to actually have drugs or illegal weapons in their cars than white suspects.

When racial profiling is used, officers end up wasting their limited time on innocent suspects.

A 2005 report by the Missouri attorney general is testimony to the ineffectiveness of racial profiling. White drivers, pulled over and searched on the basis of suspicious behavior, were found to have drugs or other illegal material 24% of the time. Black drivers, pulled over or searched in a manner that reflected a pattern of racial profiling, were found to have drugs or other illegal material 19% of the time.

Several petitions have been made to create stricter guidelines for police to follow, one includes adding front-facing cameras to helmets, as a way to combat police brutality.

Statistics also show that although minorities are more likely to be searched on probable cause, chances of them being found carrying a weapon or drug paraphernalia is lower.

With slogans such as “No Snitching” and “Kill a Cop” that reflect the mistrust and harbored hatred towards authority figures.

because their relationship had suffered greatly from the harsh treatment during routing stop-and-frisks without cause or explanation

Another study by Epp and colleagues found that African-Americans reported way more disrespectful behavior from police officers than white Americans did, and that they consequently didn’t feel that the police was there to protect them.

NYPD stopped 2.4 million people between 2009 and 2014, of which 150.000 people (6%) were arrested. 16% of these arrests were never prosecuted, and another 10% were dismissed. Only one in fifty (0.1% of all stops) led to a conviction for possession of a weapon, and again only one in fifty (0.1% of all stops) led to a conviction for a crime of violence.

a finding that matches NYPD stats that found 89% of people subjected to stop-and-frisks last year were innocent of any wrongdoing.

The Vera study surveyed 500 men and women ages 18 to 25 in five “highly patrolled neighborhoods” — Bedford-Stuyvesant and East New York in Brooklyn; Jamaica, Queens; East Harlem, and the South Bronx — who said they had been stopped at least once by cops. Of those surveyed, 46% said cops had used physical force on them, and 29% said they were never given a reason for why they were stopped

For every additional time someone was stopped, that person was 8% less likely to report a violent crime, the researchers found

many young adults won’t go to cops to report violent crimes — even when they are the ones victimized.

many parents reported restricting the actions of their children to minimize the risk of experiences of profiling.

In some cases people accept the negative stereotypes that are being applied to their group as true. In other words, they come to see themselves as inferior.

Unfortunately, some individuals’ feelings of mistrust of law enforcement and the justice system has resulted in a feeling of not wanting to go to the police with a problem or not cooperating with the police.

racial profiling seriously erodes public confidence in these institutions

Mistrust can be engendered by personal experiences, witnessing an incident of profiling, knowing someone who has experienced profiling or simply due to the widespread perception that profiling exists in society.

Stops and frisks do not reduce crime and occur at an alarming rate in communities of color, who often feel under siege and harassed by the police.

Racial and ethnic minority perceptions that the police lack lawfulness and legitimacy, based largely on their interactions with the police,

Distrust of police has serious consequences. It undermines the legitimacy of law enforcement, and without legitimacy police lose their ability and authority to function effectively.

Minorities frequently report that the police disproportionately single them out because of their race or ethnicity.

In a 2011 report, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights found evidence of widespread racial profiling, showing that African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately likely to be stopped and searched by police, even though they’re less likely to be found possessing contraband or committing a criminal act.

it’s clear that two issues need to be addressed: racial profiling and police use of excessive force. Both run afoul of the U.S. Constitution, but remain common practices in law enforcement, too often with tragic results.

Many Americans aren't very physically active. One reason for this is that many people spend hours in front of TVs and computers doing work, schoolwork, and leisure activities. In fact, more than 2 hours a day of regular TV viewing time has been linked to overweight and obesity.

Since the early 1970s, the share of children age 6 to 19 classified as overweight has more than tripled, from 5 percent to 17 percent, while the share of adults classified as overweight or obese rose from half to two-thirds of the population

Non-Hispanic blacks have the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity (47.8%) followed by Hispanics (42.5%), non-Hispanic whites (32.6%), and non-Hispanic Asians (10.8%)

We find that among 9th grade children, a fast food restaurant within a tenth of a mile of a school is associated with at least a 5.2 percent increase in obesity rates. There is no discernable effect at .25 miles and at .5 miles.