In the story “Trapped”, the dialogue between Lance and the police officer suggests that this portrays racial profiling. When the officer pulls over Lance, the driver assumes that it’s because of his race. The author shows this assumption when Lance asks Ricky about the police officer’s reason for stopping him. The passenger then replies that the officer of the law was “Trying to break the boredom” (Raebeck 107). Lance then replies to him that “It ain’t boredom, Ricky” (Raebeck 107). The driver’s thought process indicates that he aknowledges that the police officer’s reason pulls him over…