>From: Gina Gatan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Gina Gatan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Help me stop racial profiling! >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:38:07 -0500 (CDT) > >Stop Racial Profiling! > >Racial profiling is an ineffective law enforcement practice steeped in >racial stereotypes and erroneous assumptions about the propensity of >African American, Latino, Asian, Native American, Arab or Pakistani Muslim >people to commit particular types of crimes. > >Although the Department of Justice recently issued guidelines on the use of >race in law enforcement, its directive had a huge "national security" >exception and lacked any enforcement mechanism. Federal legislation is >needed to eliminate racial profiling in America. > >Take action now to stop racial profiling at >http://action.aclu.org?s_oo=v1Nc86pAYi95xJkFkaThvg..&s_tlid=181342 . > >Tony was pulled over in Indio, CA on Thursday 7/27/06 for parking his truck >at a no parking space while he ran in to Jack in the Box to get a burger. >Instead of being ticketed, the deputy sheriff's department arrested Tony on >felony charges for assault with a deadly weapon other than firearms because >a city tow guy lied and said Tony tried to run him over. Tony was alone, >there were no witnesses, and the city tow guy works for the same city that >arrested him. They are now threatening to take away his license so he >can't work. The city of Indio blew things way out of proportion and one of >the arresting officers asked Tony where he was from and started making >racial comments about him being a Pakistani Muslim!!! He also wanted to >know what race I was and asked Tony if I was Arab, White or Black. Tony >told him I was american and he asked him what color??? I am appalled and >outraged at the officer who questioned him in this manner! Please help me >stop racial profiling! Thanks! Gina > >Click the link below to view this message as HTML in your browser: >http://aclu.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?s_oo=cMiZmE_NkZwELKD2a2yxDQ..&s_tlid=181342 > >Click the link below to forward this message: >http://action.aclu.org/site/Ecard?s_oo=0uE9uK9Jk7seTKxf1pK0CQ..&s_tlid=181342 > >Click the link below to change your email preferences: >null > > >Click here to view a printable version of this eCard. >http://action.aclu.org/site/Ecard?tl_id=Og_84Bi9zZOiKZAfOnVD-g.&s_oo=hmSahcgZ5rUy9C4HHWB7pg..&s_tlid=181342 > >. > > > >Click here to send your own Tell-a-Friend. >http://action.aclu.org/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1181&s_oo=0akQm5hTzsyBBsQfRJOxBw..&s_tlid=181342 > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
