The African American community continues to feel unfairly treated by law enforcement because of things such as __________.

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a. Incorrect. Chronic anger or rage may result from the racial profiling, but the African America community feel they are treated unfairly due to the racial profiling.
b. Incorrect. The growth of the Hispanic population has not led to the African American community feeling unfairly treated by law enforcement. Racial profiling committed by police officers has led to the African American community feeling that they are treated unfairly.
c. Incorrect. The Black Lives Matter movement gained national attention in 2014 when they held their first protest in Ferguson, Missouri. They demonstrate throughout the country to protest racial profiling, police brutality, and injustice in the criminal justice system. It is not the protests that cause them to feel unfairly treated. The protests are the result of the feeling of being unfairly treated.
d. Correct. Racial profiling or biased-based policing is a form of discrimination that singles out people of racial or ethnic groups because of the belief that these groups are more likely than others to commit certain types of crimes. This kind of policing is illegal.

The African American Community Continues to Feel Unfairly Treated by Law