Because the rate of violent crime is so high in black neighborhoods & by blacks in general, there are many more police cars assigned to these high crime areas- and guess what? The more squad cars present in an area - the more traffic violations SEEN by the police and thus MORE traffic stops.
The Rev. Ira Acree said he was a victim of racial profiling by Chicago police in June. Acree says the ACLU's report is proof that African-Americans in Chicago are still not treated fairly by police.
You CANNOT be racially profiled in a black neighborhood! Now, had this black so called reverend been driving through a neighborhood OTHER than all black (Let's say a white neighborhood) AND WAS PULLED OVER just because he is black - THEN IT IS RACIAL PROFILING!
When you are pulled over by the police in an all black neighborhood and you are black.... you may challenge the validity of the traffic stop for legal reasons BUT IT CAN'T BE RACIAL PROFILING BECAUSE ALMOST EVERYBODY DRIVING AROUND IN THAT AREA IS BLACK!
But why let facts get into the way of a great racially inflammatory bullshit article by the Chicago Tribune
jgorner@chicagotribune.com
The Rev. Ira Acree says he was stopped at a red light on the (ALL BLACK) West Side on a warm night this past summer when a Chicago police officer in a squad car suddenly cursed and shouted at him to pull over.
The officer accused him of texting on his cell phone while driving, Acree said, but Acree said he was checking a text while parked. Then came an angry interrogation, Acree said: Where have you been? Where are you headed? What have you been doing today?
"I know black men get profiled in America, I know they get profiled in Chicago, but I'm in my own neighborhood," said Acree, a well-known African-American pastor who said he was ticketed for using his phone while driving. "I've got a history and a track record fighting for people and I got treated this way."
The Chicago Police Department said it investigated Acree's complaint and it was not sustained against the officer.
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