Tag: Racial Profiling
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Killing of Missouri Teen Reminds Locals of Tensions Between Minorities and Police
Lei-Chala Wilson, president of the San Diego chapter of the NAACP, and Benjamin Kelso, president of the local Black Police Officers Association, join KPBS Evening Edition to discuss what San Diego’s black community is saying about the police killing of Missouri teen Michael Brown and about local police officers’ relationship with minorities. | Video Credit:…
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Zimmerman: ‘I Will Not Tolerate Any Instances of Racial Profiling’
In partnership with the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association and the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman released this public service announcement stating that police racial profiling will not be tolerated and offering ways to report profiling incidents. | Video Credit: Verdict Videos for San Diego La Raza Lawyers…
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Victims of Police Violence Honored at City Heights Vigil
Jack Cairncross ties a strip of red fabric on the arm of a vigil attendee. | Photo Credit: Tarryn Mento, KPBS By Tarryn Mento At 20 minutes after 4 p.m., more than 100 San Diegans in City Heights — and in cities across the country — held a national moment of silence Thursday for victims…
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Where SDPD Stands on Phone Searches, Facial Recognition and Drones
By Catherine Green With new technologies come new opportunities for police to take down the bad guys more efficiently – and new challenges in keeping basic freedoms intact for the rest of us. Here are a few of the ways we’ve seen San Diego Police embrace or shy away from some key advancements. Smartphones The…
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Racial Data From Traffic Stops Show Irregularities, But Not Necessarily Profiling
Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman told an audience at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights she’s committed to regaining the trust of the community at a March 26, 2014 town hall meeting. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks The San Diego Police Department has released its first round of racial profiling data since…