Driving While Black
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In the same week that President Clinton called racial
profiling "morally indefensible," the American Civil Liberties
Union today launched a special website
(www.aclu.org/profiling/index.html?g101)to Arrest the
Racism by ending discriminatory traffic stops on our
nation's highways.
The new website features several interactive elements
to focus public attention on the practice of racial profiling.
They include:
- A complaint form to allow minority drivers to report the
details of improper traffic stops by the police to the ACLU.
- Real audio of the ACLU Public Service Announcement that
is being played by radio stations across the country.
- A downloadable wallet-size card that provides advice to
anyone stopped by the police. The "bustcard" is available in
PDF format for easy downloading and printing.
- Faxable letters to Congress in support of federal legislation
to help end racial profiling.
- Details of the ACLUs recommendations to Clinton and
Attorney General Janet Reno focusing on racial profiling
practices, funding and police training.
- Ability to join the ACLU online to help Arrest the Racism!
The web collection marks the latest of the ACLU's recent
efforts to end the "crime" commonly known to African Americans
as "Driving While Black" or, for other people of color, "Driving
While Brown."
Just last week, the ACLU issued a new report on the problem --
Driving While Black: Racial Profiling On Our Nation's Highways --
that cited statistics gathered by the ACLU in the course of
legal challenges in several states, and media stories from
around the nation in making the case that skin color is being
used as a substitute for evidence and a ground for suspicion.
The new ACLU report can also be found on the special web site.
"This is not about rogue police officers, it's about a rogue
policy," says Ira Glasser, Executive Director of the ACLU.
"And we say to our leaders in law enforcement: don't mend it,
end it."
A leading advocate for ending racism and protecting due
process under the law, the ACLU is a nationwide, non-partisan
organization dedicated to defending and preserving the Bill of
Rights for all individuals through litigation, legislation and
public education. Headquartered in New York City, the ACLU
has 53 staffed affiliates in major cities, more than 300 chapters
nationwide, and a legislative office in Washington. The bulk of
its $35 million annual budget is raised by contributions from
members -- 275,000 strong -- and gifts and grants from other
individuals and foundations. The ACLU does not accept
government funds.
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Never mind that you broke a law just scream discrimination. NO Balls, no guts, just cry baby
just blame the police..everyone else does
Angela Davis Cop Watch And Campaign Against Racial Profiling - Profile Definitions: Driving While Black or Brown (DWB) - the unlawful practice of stopping, searching, and or detaining a motorist based on his or her race, ethnicity, gender, or station-in-life. Walking While Black or Brown (WWB) - the unlawful practice of stopping, searching, or detaining a pedestrian based on his or her race, ethnicity, gender, age, or station-in-life. Running While Black or Brown (RWB) - the unlawful practice of stopping, searching, detaining, or arresting a pedestrian who is in a "high crime area", because he or she broke into an unprovoked run at the sight of law enforcement officials. Shopping While Black or Brown (SWB) - the unlawful practice of tailing a consumer based on his or her race, ethnicity, gender, age, or station-in-life. Flying While Black or Brown (FWB)- the unlawful practice of detaining and searching a commuter based on his or her race, ethnicity, gender, age, or station-in-life. Hailing A Cab While Black or Brown (HACWB) - the unlawful practice of avoiding to stop or acknowledge individuals of a specified race, ethnicity, gender, or station-in-life, who hail a cab, based on a profile of descriptive attire and stereotypes. The Angela Davis Cop Watch and Campaign Against Racial Profiling believe that fighting crime is a priority as long as it is done without damaging other important values like the ability to go about our business without unwarranted police interferrence and equal protection under the law without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, age, or station-in-life. For further information contact the Angela Davis Cop Watch, Campaign Against Racial Profiling, Against The Walls,7165 North 42nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53209, (414) 228-9962, E-Mails: kmurphysmith@aol.com, kmurphysmith@againstthewalls.org, againstthewalls@netzero.com, URL http://www.againstthewalls.org.
D.W.B is a B.S. thing made up to make the A.C.L.U. Money...Dont believe the hype...Dont Be a liberal pawn.
dww.my son was at a friends house when i asked him to go to the store for me.he wasnt happy about it.when he got home he seemed pissedoff,he didnt say anything an left.next day he said a cop followed him from his friends to 711 to are house parked behind him ran his plates followed him back to his friends.is this considered stalking?
dwb is not a figment of one's imagination, nor is it a catch-phrase to absolve one of wrong-doing. white people have no idea how priviledged they are, how many things they tale for granted, like going someplace and being left the fuck alone to carry out their daily doings. black people's every waking public moment (and sometimes in our homes) is clouded by the possibility that we might "fit the description." a whole generation of black youth are being crimianlized by the "justice" system. what a white youth is slapped on the wrist for, a black youth is given a criminal record. let's not act like police officers, en masse, are anot a product of the racist system that is america. it's so obvious that the cynical naysayers responding to th is issue are of the most protected and priviledged class of americans. white males. keep denying that injustice exists. they are comeing for you next.
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fuck you fucking racist sons of bitches
only he who is selfish, shllow and afraid is raist you all are stupid dumd ass's you'll all go to hell and be punished.
once again i say rasism is a sin you'll all go to hell and forever burn
FUCK YOU NIGGER.