Racial profiling
Shooting Victim Speaks Out on Stop-And-Frisk
The Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Raymond Kelly, would have you believe that if it wasn’t for the stop-and-frisk policy of the NYPD, regular law abiding New Yorkers would be the victims of violent crime. Saving lives, he argues, justifies a policy that a federal judge declared unconstitutional earlier this month–unconstitutional because […]
Federal Judge Finds NYC’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Unconstitutional
Today Federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy violates the constitutional rights of minorities. Though the policy has been deemed an effective crime fighting strategy in the city of New York, the judge ruled that members of the NYPD have been systematically stopping people on no suspicion of a crime, […]
Islamic, Latino communities claim mistreatment by federal agents on northern border
A lawsuit has been filed against U.S. law enforcement officers along the border with Canada — accusing them of pervasive religious and racial profiling that violates U.S. law. They’re accused of violating their own policies — especially in Detroit.
ROUND-TABLE: Is The Zimmerman Ruling About Race or the Justice System?
What is the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman story really about? Does it show the strength of our justice system and belief in our institutions, or the weakness of those institutions? Or is it just about race? As the verdict came down over the weekend, there have been largely peaceful protests around the nation. As […]
