A New Survey by Montana Police Aims to Reduce Racial Profiling
HELENA - An American Indian lawmaker said he wants police officers to keep track of the skin color of the people they pull over.
It's a way to curb racial profiling in the state, said Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Rocky Boy. Though Montana enacted laws in 2003 preventing police from stopping people based on race, Windy Boy said the problem still exists.
"Until society accepts the fact that racial profile discrimination is in existence in our society today, we'll never get over this hurdle," Windy Boy told the House Judiciary Committee Friday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in the Billings Gazette
It's a way to curb racial profiling in the state, said Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Rocky Boy. Though Montana enacted laws in 2003 preventing police from stopping people based on race, Windy Boy said the problem still exists.
"Until society accepts the fact that racial profile discrimination is in existence in our society today, we'll never get over this hurdle," Windy Boy told the House Judiciary Committee Friday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS in the Billings Gazette