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Jim Salter

DOJ Finds Racist, Profit-Driven Police Practices In Ferguson

Between 2012 and 2014, black drivers were more than twice as likely as others to be searched during routine traffic stops, but 26 percent less likely to be carrying contraband.

March 05th, 2015

By Jim Salter and
Eric Tucker

Police wearing riot gear walk toward a man with his hands raised Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo.  Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal investigation into the police killing of an unarmed, black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, lays bare what officials contend are racist, profit-driven

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