Justice Department Wants to End Profiling Based Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation

By Steve Neavling tickethewire.com The days of profiling may be over for federal law enforcement, according to a report obtained by the Washington Post. The ban on profiling would apply to people based on their ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. One impact of the policy, for example, would be prohibiting surveillance of mosques without proof…

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Justice Department to Dramatically Expand Rules Aimed at Profiling by Federal Agents

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a move to address decades of concerns about the protection of civil rights, the Justice Department plans to expand its definition of racial profiling to alleviate discrimination by religion, nationality, gender and sexual orientation, the New York Times reports. Although the Bush administration banned racial profiling in 2003, it provided exclusions…

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