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German police have been told they can continue to single out black train passengers on the basis of their colour to check their paper, prompting allegations of institutionalised racism.
This prompted the man concerned to sue, saying their conduct was illegal. But the judges at the Koblenz administrative court in Rhineland Palatinate ruled on Tuesday that the officers had not acted illegally, but were guided by their “border policing experience.”
In the case concerned, the man had been checked on a route which was often used for illegal entry into Germany, the court said, although it did not reveal where the incident happened.
Because only spot checks were possible on such trains, the people selected could be chosen based on their appearance, the judges ruled.
They did it because it was an area of illegals coming through so I completely agree with them. He was asked for ID he should have given it to them.He wasn't German anyways so who cares.
This prompted the man concerned to sue, saying their conduct was illegal. But the judges at the Koblenz administrative court in Rhineland Palatinate ruled on Tuesday that the officers had not acted illegally, but were guided by their “border policing experience.”
In the case concerned, the man had been checked on a route which was often used for illegal entry into Germany, the court said, although it did not reveal where the incident happened.
Because only spot checks were possible on such trains, the people selected could be chosen based on their appearance, the judges ruled.
They did it because it was an area of illegals coming through so I completely agree with them. He was asked for ID he should have given it to them.He wasn't German anyways so who cares.
It's called a 'teaser'!
You read it, didn't you?
Now ask yourself .. Where could we apply this kind of thinking in this country?
I think the point is that the German court is being pragmatic about it. We're so afraid of "racial profiling" that it's become taboo to admit any assumptions based on skin color.
Now ask yourself .. Where could we apply this kind of thinking in this country?
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Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale
I think the point is that the German court is being pragmatic about it. We're so afraid of "racial profiling" that it's become taboo to admit any assumptions based on skin color.
Are you all advocating reducing crime here in the US by profiling certain groups based on color and doing random stops/checks?
So are Ugandans, the Sudanese, Cambodians, the Americans, and so on and so on... Were you trying to make a point?
G-e-e-z-e
The point wasn't clear enough?
Sometimes humor, inter-laced with fact can be quite effective!
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