Georgia Bill Would Ban Racial Profiling, Mandate Data Collection
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By Jonathan Springston, Senior Staff Writer, The Atlanta Progressive News (January 26, 2010)
(APN) ATLANTA – A group of Democratic State lawmakers and advocates banded together Tuesday, January 26, 2010, to announce the introduction of legislation to prevent law enforcement officers from engaging in racial profiling.
“We know that if your skin color is different or you’re a religion other than Christian, you will be singled out,” the Rev. Tracy Blagec, Vice President of Communications for Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment (ABLE), said during a rally at the State Capitol.
The bills, which will be identical in the State House and Senate, would prevent all law enforcement agencies from profiling and require annual training.