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lissa Rothman First Place RAMS Gra -de Mr. Lauinger flumanRights Essay When I was younger, I thought everyone was nice. I believed the world was just like Sesame Street; people treated each other in a friendly, considerate way and were happy to meet and talk to others. I was living in a fairytale world. As I becarne older and went to school, learned about racism and stereotyping. Even then, I thought those wicked things were far away. I was in a protective bubble; discrimination and prejudice only happened somewhere else, to people I didn't know. On August 2, 2005, any safety bubble popped. A few blocks fern nay house, a man's car was vandalized. For three days, notes containing racist remarks about his appearance and ethnicity were put on his front door. Community leaders spoke in f avor of actions that never had seemed necessary before. All of us were shaken; hoer could such shameful acts have occurred in a friendly little city like Falcon eights` Stereotyping and racial discrimination are important national. issues. A few months ago, New "fork City police began to search passengers on the subway. Officials said the searches were necessary to prevent a terrorist attack. Some people said the police should be extra careful with riders who look like they cone from the fiddle East. Is it a good idea to focus on a single. group that is seen as the main demographic for terrorists, or is it racial profilin g A man who is searched on his way to work in New York just because of his appearance will feel as threatened and unwelcome as my neighbor did in Falcon heights. We would be better off if we concentrated on suspicious behavior, instead of skin color or the clothes someone gears. The Bill of Rights protects individual liberties against unfair government action. For example, the Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. It should p rcvent the New York City police from searching or arresting subway riders because of their physical