Dear
Friends,
Imagine
being stopped and searched by the police because of the color of your skin. Then
imagine it happening to you again and again.
This
is the reality for law-abiding people like Paul, an educator and father. And
Anthony, a video editor and father. And even Nick, who is himself a police
officer.
They’re
not alone. Black people in the United Kingdom are stopped and searched by
police at seven times the rate of white people. Asians are stopped at twice
the rate of whites. People of color in France, the Netherlands, and other
countries are also stopped disproportionately.
If
you think those numbers are staggering, what do you think ethnic profiling is
doing to those who are subjected to it? What is it doing to our communities?
Ethnic
profiling is not just ineffective. It fosters a more damaged, divided, and
dangerous society.
Let’s
end the denial about the real cost of this practice.
Thank
you for your support,
James
A. Goldston Executive Director, Open Society Justice Initiative
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