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his sick child,
* became confused by all the roadblocks the Atlanta police setup for
* the annual "Black College Spring Break" weekend, and was attacked
* by the police for trying to get back on the Interstate highway.
*
* Mr Sinclair's wife and two children were in his car with him.
Think that would have happened to a white family during this annual Black
College Spring Break 'Freaknick' police coverage?
The police also illegally ordered the videotaper to stop taping.
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Recently on ABC Primetime live, they wired for video and sound a nice car
owned by the father of the black son who drove it, with another black friend.
BTW, picture yourself being a black citizen to try and appreciate this.
Picture yourself as the monitored group.
Shortly after starting out, they were pulled over by police for a search.
Not one, but two squad cars came to do the search.
Because they crossed lanes while going through an intersection.
If you are white, when was the last time two squad cars searched your
vehicle inch-by-inch because you crossed lanes while passing through
an intersection? Never happened to me.
The police were recorded saying a container they found "probably had drugs"
in it. It was a make-up container. [All you little people are probably guilty]
When ABC asked the police chief later why they were pulled over,
he said for crossing lanes while going through an intersection.
ABC's cameras then showed cars doing that constantly at the same intersection.
They said they counted hundreds the same night.
The police chief then tacitly admitted they
were pulling over black people on purpose.
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[ Yes, I am aware of the cocaine/crack sentencing discrimination. ]
You monitor any group real close, you'll get many arrests.
The implications of heavy monitoring are serious.
* Jan 30 1997, The New York Times
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