Amnesty International USA and a group of local civil
rights leaders urged Congress on Monday to ban racial profiling, saying
the practice has increased since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The
group, speaking at Dallas City Hall, cited a new Amnesty International
USA report on racial profiling. The yearlong study found that the
practice is common and that state and federal efforts to stop it --
including those in Texas -- are inadequate. "Despite the severity of the
problem and its detrimental ramifications, no jurisdiction in the U.S.
has addressed the problem of racial profiling in a way that is both
comprehensive and effective," said Chip Pitts, board chairman of
Amnesty International USA.According to the study, which also cites
testimony from a November public forum in Dallas, researchers estimate
that 32 million people have been victims of racial profiling across the
county, including more than 3 million in Texas. [more ]
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