Is Driving While Black A Crime in Greensboro?

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Racial Profiling: Definition

"Racial Profiling" refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations (commonly referred to as "driving while black or brown"), or the use of race to determine which pedestrians to search for illegal contraband.

Two NC A&T University seniors, Gian Spells and Carlyle Phillips ended up spending the night in jail in November of 2010 after a traffic stop that they contended amounted to racial profiling. Officers gave false information to a magistrate, resulting in their wrongful and unlawful detention. Follow this link to read Jordan Green's article in YES! Weekly:

http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/article-10967-at-students-allege-that-racial-p...

On February 24th Gian & Carlyle will have their day in court. We encourage you to join us at 8:30am in Guilford County Courthouse, Courtroom 1C. We must stand together and continue to demand accountability and professionalism among our Greensboro Police Department.

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[clintonfoster2008]

Everyone he "axe" you to support him. Don't disappoint him... He was profiled just like every black guy stopped by a white cop... Whatever