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New Orleans Police Dept. Accused of Targeting Gays and Blacks
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The New Orleans Police Department is under fire for symptomatic misconduct, with charges that cops used excessive force and targeted black and gay residents. A 10-month analysis by the Department of Justice, indicates that the police had singled out gay and lesbian residents for unjustified stops, arrests, and harassment. Additionally, the analysis showed 500 African-American males older than age 17 were arrested in 2009 while only eight white males were arrested during the year. In the 27 instances in which an officer intentionally fired a weapon at sometime, all 27 individuals were black.
March 18 2011 11:43 AM EST
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