For anyone who may be interested:
http://www.aclu.org/profiling/report/
http://www.hrw.org/reports98/police/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/rightsforall/police/
http://www.pbs.org/speaktruthtopower/issue_police.html
http://www.october22.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=arti cle&sid=1130&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
There's a lot more - most information on the internet can be found by searching for "racial profiling" or "police brutality".
Note here that I am not implying that all police officers are violent people who engage in criminal behavior. I am simply pointing out that police violence is a RECOGNIZED and FREQUENT problem throughout the country and the links above are for those who wish to educate themselves on the matter.
-- It would be great if a forum moderator would step in and close this thread.
[ September 30, 2002, 12:03 AM: Message edited by: HollyAsWell ]