In a recent article, the legal scholar Ilya Somin argues that anyone who wants a “colour-blind government” should oppose racial profiling by law enforcement. But his argument is mistaken, says Noah Carl.
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Libertarian Institute, December 11, 2022 Will TSA Steal Your Face? by James Bovard The Transportation Security Administration is running a pilot program in which travelers stand in photo kiosks that compare their face with a federal database of photos from passport applications, drivers’ licenses and other sources. TSA promises that its new airport regime, which […]
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New York Post, December 8, 2022 Smile! TSA has yet another boondoggle to make traveling more painful By James Bovard Why would any law-abiding American balk at permitting the feds to vacuum up his biometric data at the airport? The Transportation Security Administration is running a pilot program in which travelers stand in photo kiosks […]
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Mises Institute, December 3, 2021 The DC Sniper Rampage: The Biggest Police Debacle of the Century? by James Bovard Those who forget police debacles could be the victims of the next law enforcement fiasco. Former Montgomery County, Maryland, police chief Charles Moose passed away on Thanksgiving Day. He became famous as the most prominent law […]
Racism and violence against people of color in the U.S. is nothing new. In fact, the United States, with its claims to be “the land of the free,” has always been a racist, genocidal and violent state. It was founded on genocide of the native people and on the backs African slaves. The United States committed the most egregious war crimes in the history of mankind, including genocide, the use of nuclear weapons, destruction of democracies and support for murderous dictators around the world, and the list goes on and on from the earliest days of the Union to this very day.
Last week, the jury awarded $11.2 million in damages to Gibson's Bakery, and on Thursday, the jury awarded the plaintiffs an additional $22 million in punitive damages, which is the maximum allowed. Gibson's attorney said that this case is a tipping point that will affect the policies of all colleges.
Bodycam video of the police officer shows he was very polite and explained to Moultrie that he pulled him over for failing to signal a turn. The officer let Moultrie go without a citation even though his vehicle registration did not match the car he was driving. Two NAACP officials said they did not need to see the video because they know Moultrie is a man of integrity who would not lie. [...]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A young law student’s story of being racially profiled by campus police at the University of Virginia in 2011 drew outrage in Charlottesville, a liberal college enclave that boasts of its inclusiveness.
When he recanted weeks later, he was branded a liar and an example of what’s wrong with affirmative action. One editorial writer called him a “race hoax hustler.”
Members of Parliament and human rights lawyers are calling on the Home Office to review how immigration officers carry out spot checks after data suggested that they were using racial profiling and stopping Britons.
The Bureau, working with the media co-operative, The Bristol Cable, has obtained new Home Office data. The data shows that over 19,000 British citizens, out of a total of 102,552 people, were caught up in immigration checks over the last five years – nearly one in five.
Human rights groups and advocates were outraged when President Donald Trump, from his controversial rally in Arizona Tuesday night, strongly implied he would pardon Joe Arpaio, the notorious former sheriff of Maricopa County who has been convicted of violating a federal court order to stop discriminating against Lati
