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Posted by FoM on June 27, 2001 at 21:44:19 PT By Lori Montgomery, Washington Post Staff Writer Source: Washington Post 
A troubling self-portrait has emerged a year after hundreds of police agencies began investigating the use of racial profiling by their officers, and a growing number of departments are responding with policies to discourage harassment of innocent minority travelers.In Washington state, the highway patrol plans to use its data to question and discipline individual troopers whose records suggest racial profiling. The former chief also canceled awards for drug arrests, saying they may encourage troopers to use profiles instead of focusing on hazardous drivers, thus rewarding "the wrong kind of behavior." So everyone may enjoy this service and to keep it running, here are some guidelines: NO spamming, NO commercial advertising, NO flamming, NO illegal activity, and NO sexually explicit materials. Lastly, we reserve the right to remove any message for any reason! This web page and related elements are for informative purposes only and thus the use of any of this information is at your risk! We do not own nor are responsible for visitor comments. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 and The Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, Article 10, news clippings on this site are made available without profit for research and educational purposes. Any trademarks, trade names, service marks, or service names used on this site are the property of their respective owners. Page updated on June 27, 2001 at 21:44:19 |