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| A Different Kind of Racial Profiling . . . |
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Last Wednesday the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Riverside, CA on behalf of barbers who were allegedly targeted for warrantless searches by police in Moreno County (Los Angeles, CA). The ACLU alleges that Moreno Valley officers used the claim that they were doing ‘health and safety inspections' to conduct unconstitutional raids on African American-owned barbershops last April. The suit alleges that this behavior was racially-related as "five of the six barbershops selected as targets for these raid-style inspections on April 2, 2008, were owned by, operated by, and primarily frequented by African Americans." "The Moreno Valley police unmistakably targeted these businesses because their owners and clientele are African-American," said ACLU attorney Peter Bibring. The lawsuit states that the searches were far more intrusive than was necessary to determine whether the shops were in compliance with relevant laws. "They rushed into the stores, blocked entrances and exits, and asked for driver's licenses from barbers and customers," said Peter Bibring, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Southern California. The officers also reportedly asked the searched individuals if they were on probation or parole. If successful, the lawsuit could have a far-reaching impact on other practices by police departments across the country. You can watch a video of the press conference about the lawsuit here. |