[powertower]

> The problem is when stereotypes become the metric, which is common, especially with minorities.

If 90% of your store's theft was caused by 5% of your customers - that can be identified of having the same race/color, are you really going to blame the owner or employee that gives more attention to those 5% than the other 95%? If so, what is your solution to this issue? Should it be ignored?

[cadlin]

Yes, let's make up numbers to reinforce our prejudices.

[poppysan]

No, not at all. If you can identify the group doing the stealing it is fine to take appropriate countermeasures. If not, to chastise people based on an uninformed bias or negative feeling toward a certain group is wrong.