Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Roots of Racial Profiling: Why are police targeting minorities for traffic stops? - Reason Magazine

Great article showing the connection between racial profiling and draconian drug and asset forfeiture laws.

"It should be obvious that there's something nutty about a legal system that assumes suspects in murder, robbery, and rape cases are innocent until a trial proves otherwise, but assumes that a landscaper carrying some cash is guilty of drug trafficking"

The Roots of Racial Profiling: Why are police targeting minorities for traffic stops? - Reason Magazine

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