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   down mobs.

   People are not being profiled because of their race. They are being
   profiled because their race has an unusually high incidence of
   committing crimes in a geographic area.

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   Letters to the editor:

   I fear that as members of the human race who are subject to our
   evolutionary past, an innate mistrust, suspicion and even fear of those
   who seem different from us will prevail.
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   In the early days of humanity, existential threats abounded, and paying
   attention to those not part of one's immediate clan was life
   preserving. Yes, these ancient threats are gone, but the trace of them
   on our brains remains. These instincts drive prejudicial feelings
   toward those who look different from us.