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Rep. Danny Davis Accuses Chicago Police of Racial Profiling

HeadlineNov 26, 2007

And an African American congressman from Illinois has accused the Chicago police of racial profiling after he was pulled over while driving with three black passengers. Democratic Congressman Danny Davis said the police pulled him over even though he did not commit any traffic violation. Davis said, “I just could not believe it. I had to conclude that race had to have entered the picture, and that the only reason we were stopped is that there were four African-Americans a little after midnight, in a car going down the street.” Police issued Davis a $75 ticket for driving left of the center line. In 2005, James T. Meeks, a black state senator and a minister, accused the Chicago police of racial profiling and pointing a gun at him during a traffic stop.

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