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Latino group: DuPage cops are targeting us
Chicago Daily Herald ^
| 3/1/2011
| Robert Sanchez
Posted on 03/01/2011 8:10:30 AM PST by moonshinner_09
A coalition of local Hispanic leaders is calling for an independent investigation to determine if racial profiling exists in DuPage County.
The group examined Illinois Department of Transportration statistics on traffic stops, which they say show police in some DuPage towns pulled over a higher percentage of minority motorists in 2009 than reflected in the racial makeup of their communities. “What exactly are they looking for?” said Cristóbal Cavazos, a coordinator with Immigrant Solidarity DuPage. “I think us in the Latino community know very well what the police are looking for. They’re targeting Latino drivers in this county.”
The countywide racial profiling probe was among several requests Cavazos and others made during a Monday news conference outside the DuPage County sheriff’s office.
The coalition also wants DuPage law enforcement officials to suspend so-called “consent searches” and require cultural competency training for police officers.
“Poor relations between community members and law enforcement officers leads to feelings of distrust, anger and fear,” said Cynthia Brito, a student and community activist who lives in Addison.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailyherald.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 287g; abovethelaw; aliens; immigrantlist; immigration; latinos; latinowhining
Just what is cultural competency training ?
To: moonshinner_09
I think us in the Latino community know very well what the police are looking for. They're looking for you because DuPage county was about as quiet, peaceful and orderly as they come before the 5 foot nothin' Oaxaca invasion.
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:18:27 AM PST
by
triumphant values
(Never criticize that to your right.)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:22:18 AM PST
by
HiJinx
(Gazelle Intensity, Baby!!!)
To: moonshinner_09
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:24:34 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
("And did you exchange a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage?")
To: triumphant values
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:26:06 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
("And did you exchange a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage?")
To: HiJinx
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:29:36 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
("And did you exchange a walk on part in a war, for a lead role in a cage?")
To: moonshinner_09
Joo estoopeed greengo, she meens eef joo esee me doon anyting, joo doan doo noting 'porque joo are a racees peeg!
?entiendes, gringo?
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:33:42 AM PST
by
Kenny Bunk
(Odd, but I never had to ask, "Who, or what exactly is Dwight Eisenhower?")
To: Uncle Miltie
Those numbers are way too low in my opinion. Some days I swear there must be 5.9 million loitering in the gas station parking lots on Cicero Ave. alone.
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:34:59 AM PST
by
triumphant values
(Never criticize that to your right.)
To: moonshinner_09
to determine if racial profiling Hispanic is not a race.
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posted on
03/01/2011 8:41:57 AM PST
by
Regulator
(Watch Out! Americans are on the March! America Forever, Mexico Never!)
To: triumphant values
Perhaps a Latino boycott of DuPage County would be in order. The police will be forced to see the light when every Wal-Mart, convenience store, gas station and ER is closed down from the lack of Latino patronage. < / sarcasm >
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posted on
03/02/2011 7:20:35 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Uncle Miltie
Please educate me on the difference between Non-Mandatory and Mandatory Distribution.
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posted on
03/02/2011 7:22:44 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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