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DOJ Names East Haven, CT as Next Violator of Latino Civil Rights
Immigration911.org ^ | 12/20/11 | Immigration911.org

Posted on 12/20/2011 5:51:02 PM PST by Nachum

Washington, DC – Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is not the only one under fire from the Department of Justice for cracking down on illegal immigrants. Yesterday, the DOJ issued another scathing report accusing the East Haven, CT Police Department of discrimination against Latinos for allegedly violating their civil rights.

In a 23-page letter detailing the results of a two-year investigation sent to the East Haven mayor, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez wrote, “We find that EHPD engages in discriminatory policing against Latinos, including but not limited to targeting Latinos for discriminatory traffic enforcement, treating Latino drivers more harshly than non-Latino drivers after a traffic stop, and intentionally and woefully failing to design and implement internal systems of control that would identify, track, and prevent such misconduct.”

Taking the same line from his report condemning Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Perez also described the discrimination as “deeply rooted in the Department’s culture,” citing statistical analysis showing how Latinos were “intentionally targeted” for traffic stops since nearly 20% of all traffic stops were Latino drivers. Perez however, does not attempt to address any other possible factors for the high number of traffic stops, but simply comes to the conclusion that it must be discrimination considering Latinos account for only 10.3% of East Haven’s population.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; connecticut; doj; holder; illegalaliens; latino; latinos; rights; violator

1 posted on 12/20/2011 5:51:13 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

meanwhile in New Haven the mayor is going to allow illegals to vote


2 posted on 12/20/2011 5:53:02 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: Nachum

East Haven citizens should band together and tell ALL illegals to get the F out of town. Illegals should not be welcomed in the USA.


3 posted on 12/20/2011 6:04:19 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (If we stay home in November '12... Don't complain if 0 shreds the constitution!!!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Nachum.


4 posted on 12/20/2011 6:06:15 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
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To: ExCTCitizen

“Illegals should not be welcomed in the USA.”

Here in northern NJ the lack of any kind of immigration enforcement has led Americans to abandon whole towns to illegals; you probably saw some of those places in the news as they laid off their government employees.

A black market economy fueled by untaxed dollars doesn’t pay cops, teachers, firemen, etc.; single family homes with five families in them don’t exactly balance a school budget.


5 posted on 12/20/2011 6:16:03 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: Nachum

This is simply federally sponsored rabble rousing to incite class warfare in preparation for Novembers election. Plain as the nose on my face.


6 posted on 12/20/2011 6:23:13 PM PST by Track9
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To: Nachum

It is outrageous to stand by and not be able to do a thing while this admin gets away with this obvious vote stealing. IMHO!


7 posted on 12/20/2011 6:32:28 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: Nachum

That’s because East Haven is predominently Italian in heritage and too ritzy for those who aren’t affluent.

Obama needs to change that, too.


8 posted on 12/20/2011 6:41:18 PM PST by RaceBannon (Ron Paul is to the Constitution what Fred Phelps is to the Bible.)
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To: Nachum

There are 50 (57 for those in the Oval Orifice) of us and only one of them. It’s time for the states to kick the feds’ @$$. The DOJ is out of control and no longer doing the job that it was supposed to do.


9 posted on 12/20/2011 6:55:26 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Stop BIG Government Greed Now!!!!)
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To: Track9

“This is simply federally sponsored rabble rousing to incite class warfare in preparation for Novembers election. Plain as the nose on my face.”


Yes indeed, that is exactly what this is.


10 posted on 12/20/2011 8:10:41 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~.. Newt/Palin-West-2012."got a lot swirling around in my head.")
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