"Pretext" stops and racial profiling by local police

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Mon, 08/02/2010 - 8:00am to 9:00am
Police use of "pretext stops" and racial profiling

Linda Olson-Osterlund conducts a discussion with listeners on the use of "pretext" stops and racial profiling by local police. Pretext stops occur when police become suspicious about a car or its occupants, and then use a minor traffic infraction as an excuse to initiate a stop. This controversial law enforcement technique led to the fatal shooting of James Jahar Perez, an unarmed black motorist, killed by a Portland policeman in 2004. 

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