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DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

racial profiling

FLAW PATROL: HOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT USES OVERSEAS THREATS TO MILK OVERTIME

Written by OLIVIA DENG Posted January 29, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“Increased patrols do not protect anyone ... they are actively harmful to poor and oppressed people who are routinely harassed, brutalized, and surveilled by the police in Boston and across the country."

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Marthews, Boston Police Department, Boston Research Intelligence Center, BPD, BRIC, details, Digital Fourth, fusion centers, immigration, iran, Muslims, overtime, police accountability, racial profiling, see something say something, surveillance

GROSS POINTS BLANK: BOSTON’S TOP COP SHOULD THINK TWICE BEFORE BASHING THE ACLU

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 27, 2018 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Mayor Walsh announcing William Gross as new police commissioner from July 2018 via City of Boston

 

BPD Commissioner William Gross has had a bad few days. Last week, ACLU Massachusetts sued the city of Boston for using “a system—nicknamed the ‘gang packet’—which awards points for choice of clothes and social media selfies, and [is] used to designate ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, Apparent Horizon, BPD, Column, cops, database, gang, Jason Pramas, news, Police, Politics, racial profiling, report

HOW A MOTORIST IN LAWRENCE WAS NEARLY KILLED FOR REQUESTING THAT A COP IDENTIFY HIMSELF

Written by MAYA SHAFFER Posted June 23, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

“You’re going to see people drawing their guns, all pointing their guns into my car.” Steven Cepeda is describing his terrifying encounter with Lawrence police after he was stopped in the lot of a pizza shop on April 14.

 

“Then a police officer on ...  read more

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ID laws, Lawrence, Lawrence police, Massachusetts, police abuse, police brutality, police misconduct, police reform, racial profiling

SEARCH AND DESTROY: BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PUSH FOR AN END TO RACIAL PROFILING

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 12, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

As a class, we believe that this issue must be addressed immediately, as such encounters are serious violations of the civil rights of minorities in Boston.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, BPD, Brighton High School, Generation Citizen, House Bill 1575, racial profiling, State House

MY FRIEND WAS DETAINED AS A SUSPECT IN THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING MANHUNT. THIS IS HIS STORY …

Written by EVAN ANDERSON Posted February 19, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

“Out of nowhere, then . . . they flipped me over and . . . they’re cuffing me and giving me a full search down.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Allston, Anderson, Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston Police Department, BPD, BRIC, detained, Dzhokhar, Evan C., green line, lockdown, Megabus, MuckRock, Pakistani, racial profiling, Red Backpack, Sean Collier, South Station, Tamerlan, Tsarnaev

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