WCVB Newscenter 5 At Six September 20, 2016
The court cited an aclu study that showed while black people make up only 25 of the boston population they account for 63 of police encounters. Late today, Police Commissioner William Evans said his officers dont target people, but rather criminal hotspots. Evans said the justices should have taken that into account. I am a little disappointed that they rely heavily on the report that didnt take into context who was stopped and any other cases likely to be overturned by todays ruling. But the high court urged judges to take into account racial profiling when deciding in future cases if police ...