Tag: Profiling
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Petition Seeks to End Practice of Charge Stacking
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Charge Stacking is a term in the legal system that’s usually understood when it’s too late. As noted by the organization, Seeking Justice for the Innocent, the sheer power it carries can be catastrophic, and thus should be a prime fear of all defendants who enter to the ... -
Is FBI’s New Focus on “Black Identity Extremists” the New COINTELPRO?
By Rep. Cedric L. Richmond Chair, Congressional Black Caucus If you’ve been to a Black Lives Matter rally or tweeted the related hashtag recently, then the FBI might consider you a “Black Identity Extremist,” at least according to a report published by one of the nation’s top law enforcement agencies. In October, an internal FBI report titled ...