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Saturday, October 04, 2014

Maryland Senator Ben Cardin Pushes Bill To End Racial Profiling

WASHINGTON (WJZ)—Profiling by police is becoming a focus for Maryland lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They’re pushing legislation to end the practice.

Alex DeMetrick looks at the support that move is now generating.

It’s Md. Sen. Ben Cardin’s bill and it’s getting renewed interest in wake of a teen killing in Ferguson, MO.

Police work is always a question of judgment, but when race or ethnicity trumps probable cause and becomes the prime reason for an arrest or other action, there is pushback.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Racial profiling doesn't exist in MD.

Anonymous said...

He is an idiot! You look at the people doing the most crime in your area. If I lived in boarder town Texas and lots of Taco places were getting broken into, I would be looking at the Mexican population. Profiling gets results, certain races do certain crimes. 99.9% of all serial killers are white males.

Anonymous said...

The case in Ferguson was not about racial profiling. It was about a thug who just robbed a store and was trying to beat the Hell out of a police officer.

Anonymous said...

If it looks like a duck...

Anonymous said...

If 80% of a type of people commit crime, wouldn't you profile them? Sorry Bout that dear 20%.

Anonymous said...

Good thing mike Lewis got where he's at years ago. He's the profiling king.

Anonymous said...

Cardin needs to be put out to pasture.

Anonymous said...

Law enforcement isn't stupid. They'll just find a way to continue convicting the same people who commit the same crimes. Nothing but political b.s.

Anonymous said...

Quack Quack, there is no such thing as racial profiling.

Ben the Dem is looking for the minority votes right here less than 4 weeks before the General Election.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Good thing mike Lewis got where he's at years ago. He's the profiling king.

October 4, 2014 at 9:29 PM

Says who? Prove it Motormouth!! I noticed you didn't sign your name did you Mr. Puss. I bet you won't say that to his face.

Anonymous said...

This is a perfect reason to oust Cardin. He's just riding this political pony to pick up "democratic" votes.

Soo... he's "profiling"! How obvious is that?

Anonymous said...

If the shoe fits...PROFILE!

Anonymous said...

Police profile BEHAVIOR, not skin color.