Posts Tagged: racial profiling

Illinois and racial profiling

By Matthew Blake | Aug 05 2011 at 11:38 | Your take

The ACLU is calling for the federal Department of Justice to investigate whether or not Illinois cops use racial bias in traffic stop searches, reports Patrick Yeagle of the Illinois Times. A new study produced by the Illinois Department of Transportation found a slight disparity between the number of minorities stopped and the number of minorities who live in Illinois. It looks like real claims of bias lie in specific communities like Springfield, where 41 percent of all drivers stopped in 2010 were minorities and just 15 percent of the Springfield population is minority.

Topics: Beltway Outsider, Dept. of Justice, Government in My Backyard (GIMBY)
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Anti-immigrant law a stoplight for Arizona economy

By Marc Albert | Jun 25 2010 at 13:29 | Your take

Outrage over Arizona’s controversial immigration law reached new heights Wednesday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in California’s Senate unveiled a non-binding resolution urging public entities including cities, state agencies and pension funds from investing, visiting or doing business with Arizona or companies located there, Susan Ferriss of the Sacramento Bee reports.

The measure also recommends nixing travel and urges private companies in California to sever their ties to Arizona. (more…)

Topics: Beltway Outsider, Dept. of Justice, Government in My Backyard (GIMBY)
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