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LAPD Starts Mapping Muslim Enclaves Across Los Angeles

HeadlineNov 12, 2007

The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an extensive mapping program to identify Muslim enclaves across the city. LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing told the Los Angeles Times: “We want to know where the Pakistanis, Iranians and Chechens are so we can reach out to those communities.” But the mapping program has sparked outrage from some Islamic groups and civil libertarians. The American Civil Liberties Union said the program is nothing short of racial profiling.

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