Is it safe to assume racial profiling?

[DrPhil]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/17/justic...ing/index.html

http://newsone.com/2759190/renisha-m...mments-wrapper
This second incident was discussed on CNN but I can't find a better article.

Among the common themes: after midnight, car accident, Black person shot, etc.

My perspective:
Incidents aren't automatically racial profiling just because it is an interracial incident. I don't open the door for ANY stranger when it is dark outside and that includes a child. That is how I have always handled it and that is how I will keep handling it. I will call 911 for you and maybe talk to you through the door depending on the context. Other than that, a stranger needs to have a law enforcement representative with them to get me to open the door.

People need to learn about these incidents before making assumptions and drawing conclusions. And regardless of how people feel about guns, gun access increases the likelihood of gun use (as in the case of the Black woman) as opposed to calling the police and saying someone is at your house (as in the case of the Black man). The person in the house in the latter incident may have also owned a gun but thankfully it wasn't used. Pro or con, the police officer was the one who killed the man.

What say you, GCers?