by Lina Frazier

Created on: October 30, 2008

My vote is absolutely not. To entertain such a notion is ignorant and bias. If any agency of law enforcement were to employ this tactic , I believe they would be doing nothing more than making an already difficult job even harder for themselves. Where would the investigations into these potential criminals begin? In the womb? Would there be seasoned detectives tailing expectant mothers of minority groups or certain financial classes to their prenatal visits? Would there be armed, uniformed officers keeping an eye on every daycare sandbox waiting for the dirt to fly? Waiting for a pigtail to be pulled so they can snap out their notebooks, and write down the name of the offending toddler for future reference?

If this sounds ludicrous it's because it is. This entire concept is faulty for the simple fact that, one cannot correctly predict what another person is going to do at any time- in any situation. There are many different crimes committed for a plethora of different reasons. The underlying themes however, are almost always the same. Greed, lust, revenge, jealousy...just to name a few.

These are not feelings and urges specific to a particular race, gender, social, or religious class. These are feelings and urges specific to one species, and one species alone. Humans. Crimes committed on the streets are no different from crimes committed in glossy, high-rise office buildings. Altogether they are the same crimes, only on various levels with separate motives.

For example, for comparative purposes we'll use a black man, and a white man. In this little scenario, we'll use robbery. Let's say you have a black man. He wasn't born to much. Had little education, raised by a single , working mother. He's not a bad guy just because he's black. He loves his mother. He loves his little brothers and sisters. He has dreams and aspirations just like everybody else. His mother suddenly becomes sick. She can no longer work. He stops going to school, and bides his time between holding down a dead-end job, and taking care of his mother and family.

Mommy gets even more sick, and requires hospitalization, special treatments, and medication. The children are hungry most of the time. The rent is due soon. A cut-off notice for the electricity arrived a week ago. He probably makes $6.50 an hour at his job. Desperation kicks in. He starts thinking about robbing a bank. He makes his plans and preparations, and decides to risk it. After all, what does he really have to lose besides a freedom

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