The policeman arrested him despite that he had verified his ID, to which people have been responding because it just seems way too much for anyone to happen. At the same time, I do not think it ever possible to determine if the police arrested him merely because he was African American.
According to Wikipedia, racial profiling is "the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a 'predictable' manner."
We statistically know that it happens. At the same time, it is very difficult to prove specific cases.
A pretty straightforward case that I personally know of is that I have two friends in Japan, one is White and another is South Asian, and when the two were together, the latter was stopped and asked to show his ID, whereas the former was not.
According to Wikipedia, racial profiling is "the inclusion of racial or ethnic characteristics in determining whether a person is considered likely to commit a particular type of crime or an illegal act or to behave in a 'predictable' manner."
We statistically know that it happens. At the same time, it is very difficult to prove specific cases.
A pretty straightforward case that I personally know of is that I have two friends in Japan, one is White and another is South Asian, and when the two were together, the latter was stopped and asked to show his ID, whereas the former was not.