I was brought up to not judge people just because of their race or whatever else. But while I was watching a show and read people's comments about it I started to wonder.

The show was about black people being targeted (by being followed by employees, searched for stolen goods and being kicked out) at clothing stores because employees make the assumption that just because they're black, they're going to steal.

I read a comment made by someone who worked in a clothing store before. They stated that from their personal experience, black people are more likely to steal than white people. They also said that it isn't racist, but more of an adapting to one's surrounding.

I've seen similar points to these, such as people staying away from black people just because of a few statistics of crime rates they've read (stating that black people commit more crimes than white etc.).

Is it really common sense/adaptation to one's surrounding? Just like one would keep a close eye on a random stranger talking to an unsupervised child in a playground (random example, sorry)?

I for one would never judge an entire race just cause of a few statistics I've read, but it's quite hard to argue with the facts in front of us.

Do you think this is racism or just common sense?