Officer Matthews sees two cars speed by. According to the meter, the drivers were each going ten miles per hour over the speed limit. One driver has light-colored skin, and the other has dark-colored skin. Officer Matthews pulls over the darker-skinned driver based his hunch that the driver must be up to no good despite there being no objective differences other than skin color. Matthews is using
A) good judgment.
B) racial profiling.
C) neutral policing.
D) randomness.

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Officer Matthews is making a decision solely based on the driver's skin color, which is an example of racial profiling. This goes against the principle of neutral policing, which requires law enforcement officers to make objective decisions based on observable behaviors and evidence, rather than personal biases or stereotypes.

Officer Matthews Sees Two Cars Speed By