NJ State Troppers and their favorite tactic, racial profiling

Well for those of you that don't know the history of the State of New Jersey's state police, they made anti-racial profiling laws because of these guys. Years back there was a lot of controversy about this, in the academy they were tought if you see a minority in a nice vehicle, pull them over for any reason you can, and search them and the vehicle using any reason you can, as well as other things like, if a black man drives past doing 70, and a white man drives past doing 80, pull over the black..


Anyways, back on topic..

their excuse, they got a 911 call someone had a gun..

N.J. Cops Under Fire For Alleged Racial Profiling - wcbstv.com

Happens everyday around here, on Interstate 40. Mexicans or whoever, going East or West get their belongings and shit scattered all over the roadside. They even look under the hood....courtesy of the 23rd Judicial Drug Task Force....(a bunch of local loser cops on Federal Grant Overtime pay)...your tax dollars at work.

wish I could find the olddd story, but years back a off duty State trooper fell victim to racial profiling that resulted in a false arrest or something, was while back like I said so not remembering the particulars.

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Originally Posted by Dutch Pimp

courtesy of the 23rd Judicial Drug Task Force....(a bunch of local loser cops on Federal Grant Overtime pay)...your tax dollars at work.

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hehe, NJ State Police actually have a "Marijuana Eradication Squad" separate from other narcotics units...

consider this:

when I was about 20 years old, I owned a 1970 Cadillac Brougham, totally immaculate condition, 18,000 miles on the clock :thumbsup: ... the first morning I drove to work in it, I was pulled over by the Peoria Police :wtf: ... after checking my license and registration, they said " you're OK, we're just checking to see if the car was stolen, we don't see many young white guys driving Caddies " :pimp: ... now, should I have been pissed ?, I don't think so ... what are cops supposed to do ? wait for somebody to hold up a sign, saying 'Im a criminal' ?? ... seriously, there's always more than one side to stuff like this ... :jointsmile:

:thumbsup:IR-I betcha you were polite as can be!I'm to old to smoke 'out' the car-If you act like an idiot when pulled over,you will get treated like one!dou:wtf:

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

consider this:

when I was about 20 years old, I owned a 1970 Cadillac Brougham, totally immaculate condition, 18,000 miles on the clock :thumbsup: ... the first morning I drove to work in it, I was pulled over by the Peoria Police :wtf: ... after checking my license and registration, they said " you're OK, we're just checking to see if the car was stolen, we don't see many young white guys driving Caddies " :pimp: ... now, should I have been pissed ?, I don't think so ... what are cops supposed to do ? wait for somebody to hold up a sign, saying 'Im a criminal' ?? ... seriously, there's always more than one side to stuff like this ... :jointsmile:

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heh well not hold up a sign, maybe wait for probable cause ;)

by the way the thing about nice cars I was mentioning was they were to assume if a minority had a nice vehicle they were a drug dealer

edit: article on the matter New Jersey internal records document widespread racial profiling of black and Hispanic motorists

(found via google)

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Originally Posted by smello

:thumbsup:IR-I betcha you were polite as can be!I'm to old to smoke 'out' the car-If you act like an idiot when pulled over,you will get treated like one!dou:wtf:

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actually, I'm not able to claim that much common sense, back then ... I was a typical smart-ass :wtf: ... ya grow out of it, after 30-40 years of work, and taxes, :D (still trying to grow out of it :D )

Sounds like probable cause to me. Although they were kind overbored, i think once realized their was 8 people and not 3 they could of stopped.

yeah yuh know.. the apparent 911 call they have to respond to, but after realizing it was a school van full of students and teachers.. lol just don't know...

don't ask why, this just came to mind ;)

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I don't think that this "profiling" should be taught, but learned. Have cops that have a gut feeling, and have experience that makes that gut more liable than some no-knuckle-fucker sitting behind a crown vic who needs to fulfill their "performance assessment"(told that from a cop that arrested me, so in other words, QUOTA!!!!). I'd feel safer with cops that had a history that they were dealing with were in charge.

-C

me too..
i fit the local profile for a 'druggie'..
and i have the juvenile record to prove it, but thanks to Maine's laid back view of pot no criminal charges. i have since learned to be smarter than the profile. even if i AM a pothead does not mean i have to make a big deal/make it obvious. now i just seek to blend in as best i can. and i dont ride around hot boxxin the ride.. ha ha
but seriously profiling DOES work or else they wouldnt have started in the first place and if the cops would just stop messin with people who grow an herb then it would be all good. as it is i am good friends with a few cops and they all know i smoke. no idea about the production, but they think that oyx's and coke are WAY worse for the kids and smoking a bit of pot is better than drinking a few beers. and thats a quote from the chief in my town. loL
-J