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Supreme Court OKs Racial Profiling
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In These Times
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June 1, 2008
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EITHER RACIAL PROFILING is odious and unconstitutional, with personal and social consequences for communities of color-or it's not.
On April 23, the U.S. Supreme Court, without any dissent, decided that it was not. The ruling obliquely, but forcefully, slammed the courthouse door on any attempts to challenge this widespread law enforcement practice.
In the case of Virginia v. Moore, the high court saw no violation of David Lee Moore's Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, even though his arrest was the result of a series of Keystone Cop-like miscues and an outright violation of Virginia law.
Here's how it played out: On Feb. 20, 2003, police officers ...