Are there any reports of police ADMITTING that they used racial profiling in making arrests?
367545
i asked some friends and they said some police check harder on other people than some. theyt have never arrested someone just because of race.
573691
Yes and there IS such a thing as citizens arrest!\n\nI even saw it on an old episode of "COPS" were the police officer had the citizen place the criminal under citezens arrest by informing him of such because it was the citizen that witnessed the crime, the police officer then took the criminal into custody!
404323
The city or county probably has a web site listing arrests.  Its public record.
393339
Not likely, but the best way to get such a question answered is to pick up the phone and call your local Police Dept. and some others in nearby metro areas.  No one is more qualified to answer and give you details than the people who already work there.
898741
They need more probable cause than a nervous look. Proving a civil rights violation can be very difficult unless you can document the cop's action.
403068
First of all it is unconstitutional to make status a crime, that is someone cannot be lawfully detained unless there is proper cause or there is presidential authority under times of war. Only lately have decisions come down in Supreme Court which give basic rights to those detained in the US base in Cuba (Guantanomo Bay). \n\nThe problem with racial profiling is that it can lead to unconstiutional arrests and basic harrassment of minority groups simply based on skin color. This gives too many people, even those who are not racist and have good intentions, too broad of a license to police. \n\nThe question is: Once we start eliminating the constitutional rights of some, how long before our own rights are eliminated for what we think is a valid reason at the time. The whole point of the constitution and bill of rights is that those rights are inalienable, meaning they cannot be taken away or given away no matter what we think. Our founding fathers realized there will always be times when it seems our rights should take second to our needs, however, they also realize that certain rights are never worth compromising. Racial profiling leads us down that same wrong path of compromise.\n\nIt does not legally exists, but is still a policy used by certain police departments in urban areas and is used grossly by the FBI.\n\nThat is the jist of the controversy.
213016
The ACLU, among other organizations, tracks major racial profiling cases.  I've included a couple of relevant links below.
853157
What a shame that black officers feel that they need an association to identify with.\n\nWhen I joined the police service in 1987 I learned quickly that there weren't black officers, or white ones, because we were all BLUE, and we were told that we faced potentially much worse attitude than people of any other colour.  For that reason we all needed to band together, some pepole, of all different colours, called it "closing ranks".
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Cops don't lie. Don't be rediculous!\n\nRead the article below for more information.
1173518
sorry no idea, hope someone does so that they help you.  By the way, why not contact the police itself on phone, that will be even a quick search for the information you need right.
491583
I would imagine so. Not the hard core stuff, but checking if you're a wanted criminal or something... that I'm pretty sure they do.
696533
how stupid especially the people who are saying its a fact. The only reason more black people are in jail then white people is because white police officers racial profile and arrest more black people than anyone else. Iam not however saying that some black people didnt do the crime but are justice system is all screwed up. So if its a fact then we need to look at the reason why it is.
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Actually, the only "no fee" source is to ask the people yourself. Obviously, that won't work. Only arrest records are public information. Their "criminal records" are not up for public consumption. Even the police are not allowed to look at their "rap sheet" unless they have good cause. \n\nTry checking with your county courthouse. They can start to point you in the right way.
936591
No, there is no quota.  Police Officers don't have quotas b/c that would just put pressure on them to ticket someone who was innocent and didn't commit a crime.
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Yes.\n\n  There is a 1981 Pennsylvania law banning the practice of "directly or indirectly" suggesting that an individual police officer should issue "a certain number of traffic citations." \n\n  However, there has been an ongoing investigation in Pennsylvania for the past few years about the Pennsylvania State Police issuing quotas for their troopers to meet.  The only reason they are getting away with it is that they are calling them "averages" and "standards" to hide the fact that it is a quota.
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Not sure what you mean, but if you mean 'profiling' as in, "Hey, that guy looks like Osama Bin Laden", I'd say it's as good a tool as any. I guess I'm assuming you mean 'racial profiling'. If not, then forgive my silly answer.\nAnyway, I believe it is VERY important to search and be watchful of people coming over here from the middle east. To check them out thoroughly is wise for our self-preservation. Back in the wild west, a cowboy would be suspicious of a native american that came to visit his family, until they proved their innocence, and the opposite would have been true, as well. Well, perhaps my analogy is not perfect, but hopefully my point is understood. We MUST check out people under certain circumstances, and if they are good people, they will understand. If not, then either they have something to hide, or at the very least, they don't have OUR welfare at heart.
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profiling is a technique that you would not know he was using unless you saw his planing possess and it is legal.\n\nWhat he is doing (I can only assume due to lack of information) is following you around based on (you assume) your race or the like.\n\nYou can do any of the following\n\nCall up the city mayors office\nCall up the police office \nCall your local Representative\n\nComplaining to any of these people will not do any good but it will cause the officer some hassle because he will have to present his patrolling pattern to someone but then he will be back on duty.