Racial Profiling
Claim Targets Dress Code at Broad Ripple Nightclub, November 2, 2009, Indianapolis Star
Dress code alleged to have targeted blacks.
Girls Warned Not to Hide Boyfriends' Guns, October 5, 2009, Reuters
Targeting Africans and Caribbeans? Sounds like racial profiling to us.
Black Renters Suing Antioch: Study Backs Case, September 15, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
Police team established to patrol high-crime areas concentrates on Section 8 housing.
Warning on Possible Pot Growers Called Profiling, August 31, 2009, Breitbart
Common sense, as usual, is “racism.”
Calls Grow to Scrap 'Potentially Racist' Form 696 As Music Industry Suffers, August 31, 2009, Awaiting a Western Renaissance
Sensible police measures criticized.
Why Racial Profiling Persists in Medical Research, August 28, 2009, Time
Time magazine gets it completely wrong.
Is Racial Profiling Racist?, August 19, 2009, A Minority View
Once again, Walter Williams goes where no white man dares to tread.
Black Crimes Are Foundation of Whites' Fears, August 10, 2009, New Haven (Connecticut) Register
“Walking while white” much more dangerous than “driving while black.”
I Was a Racial Profiler: Ex-Cop Says He Used Skin Color to Make Arrests, August 3, 2009, New York Daily News
Police use “racial profiling” because it works.
Facebook Postings Prompt Quick Exit of a City Politician's Aide, July 29, 2009, New York Times
Sensible remarks lead to firing.
26% Say Obama Response Good or Excellent on Cambridge Cop Question, July 27, 2009, Rasmussen Reports
Blacks and white disagree sharply on the Gates incident.
Does Your Doctor Judge You Based on Your Color?, July 27, 2009, CNN
White doctor: “Absolutely proven” that doctors, hospitals treat whites and blacks differently.
Black Officer at Scholar's Home Supports Arrest, July 24, 2009, AP
Cambridge police: Someone at the arrest acted stupidly, all right.
Skip Gates, Please Sit Down, July 24, 2009, Salon.com
Henry Gates is not just black; he’s Ivy League black.
Police Condemned for Profiling of Letter Carrier, July 24, 2009, Toronto Star
Canadian police should have non-white partners to teach them to “cope with difference.”
Cop Who Arrested Black Scholar Is Profiling Expert, July 23, 2009, AP
Perhaps Sgt. Crowley could teach Prof. Gates a thing or two about racial profiling.
Arpaio to DOJ: 'Don't Pick on Me', July 9, 2009, KPHO-TV (Phoenix)
Ariz. sheriff says racial profiling allegations politically motivated, ceases cooperation with feds.
Pool Boots Kids Who Might "Change the Complexion", July 8, 2009, NBC Philadelphia
All-white private swim club finds itself in hot water.
Arizona House Rejects Immigration Enforcement Bill, July 1, 2009, AP
Opponents: Bill would lead to racial profiling of Hispanics.
Austria: Police Attack on US Man Brings Up Racism, June 23, 2009, AP
Non-whites in EU “lack confidence” in official “anti-racism” policies.
Sharpton Seeks Help in Ariz. Sheriff's Abuse Probe, June 22, 2009, AP
Arpaio tries to “educate” Al Sharpton on racial profiling.
Police 'Illegally' Stopping White People to Racially Balance Stop-and-Search Figures, Watchdog Claims, June 17, 2009, Daily Mail (London)
Whites who fit no terrorist profile make up about 2/3 of those stopped by UK police.
Ex-Workers Allege Race-Based Loan Approach at Wells Fargo, June 3, 2009, Daily Record (Loyola College)
Bank alleged to have discriminated against blacks.
Checks on Farm Workers 'Racial Profiling', May 1, 2009, Toronto Sun
Mexico checks Canada-bound workers for swine flu. Canadian lefties call it “racial profiling.”
By Racially Profiling Black Shoppers, Retailers Will Put Themselves in the Red, April 21, 2009, Austin American-Statesman
Blacks don’t shoplift more often; they just get caught more often.
Search and Seizure, Racial Profiling, and Traffic Stops: A Disparate Impact Framework, April 20, 2009, Journal of Law & Policy
Study: Police do not stop non-whites more often because of “racism.”
Roswell Hispanics Claim Police Racial Profiling, April 7, 2009, AP
LULAC wants the feds to get involved.
Highway Robbery? Texas Police Seize Black Motorists' Cash, Cars, March 12, 2009, Chicago Tribune
Lawsuit: Stop-and-seize practice targets “apparently non-white citizens.”
Racial Profiling Methods May Be Flawed, February 3, 2009, Nature News
Profiling is no more efficient than a random search.
Black and Blue: Gang Cops Say It's OK to Profile. Others Call It Harassment., February 3, 2009, Willamette Week (Portland, Oregon)
Cop: “Statistics don’t lie. You gotta go where the numbers go.”
Cops Accused of Racial Profiling, February 2, 2009, WTNH-TV (New Haven, Connecticut)
Police chief: Keeping photos of miscreants “standard operation in police departments.”
Blacks and Latinos Make Up About 80% Stopped and Questioned by NYPD, Study Finds, January 16, 2009, New York Daily News
If most suspects weren’t black or Hispanic, police wouldn’t be stopping blacks and Hispanics.
LAPD Rejects Study Finding Racial Profiling by Officers, January 14, 2009, Los Angeles Times
Study accusing LAPD of bias used five-year-old data.
Judge Rules That Suspects Cannot Be Detained Because of Ethnicity, November 25, 2008, New York Times
Arabs are no more dangerous than anyone else.
Protest at Palo Alto Council Over Profiling, November 11, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Much better for cops to question people who don’t match suspects’ descriptions.
Racial Profiling: The Myth that Never Dies, October 29, 2008, National Review Online
Study accusing LAPD of racial profiling missing crucial information.
ACLU Slams LAPD With Allegations of Racial Profiling, October 21, 2008, NBCLosAngeles
Blacks and Hispanics more likely to be stopped, ordered out of vehicle, and searched.
The John Oakley Show, September 19, 2008, AM 640 (Toronto)
Racial profiling is a perfectly legitimate tool for investigating crimes.
Behind the Scenes: Black and Shopping in America, July 24, 2008, CNN
All blacks know someone who has been stopped “for no apparent reason.”
Police Make Life Hell for Youth of Color, May 23, 2008, Axis of Logic (New York)
NYPD “harassing” 1300 blacks, Hispanics each day.
Supreme Court OKs Racial Profiling, May 20, 2008, In These Times (Minneapolis)
Court upholds arrests without addressing racial profiling.
320 Complaints of Racial Profiling and Not One Had Merit, LAPD Says, April 30, 2008, Los Angeles Times
Charges of racial profiling dismissed for sixth consecutive year.
New Immigration Screening Methods Target Muslims, Critics Charge, March 4, 2008, Chicago Tribune
Government may have been profiling all along.
Race Colors Suspensions, December 17, 2007, Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro)
Schools suspend black students at a much higher rate.
Driven to Profile Young Black Males, November 2, 2007, Philadelphia Inquirer
Black women begin to fear black men.
Minorities Fare Worse In Traffic Stops, April 30, 2007, AP
Hispanics and blacks more likely to be searched, arrested than whites.
SFPD Reforms Urged To Prevent Racial Profiling, April 4, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Racial-profiling expert urges SFPD to hire a racial-profiling consultant.
Rights Group Fears ‘Racial Profiling’ In New Study, September 7, 2006, AFP
French government wants to help non-whites—but gathering data by race is illegal.
Americans Back Anti-Terrorism Racial Profiling: Poll, August 30, 2006, Reuters
Sixty percent believe people who look “Middle Eastern” should be screened more closely.
Top Muslim Policeman Slams UK “Terror Profile” Plan, August 16, 2006, Reuters
Says new anti-terror measures are “racist.”