N.J. Settles Racial Profiling Case
New Jersey has settled three racial profiling suits for $250,000. This does not seem like a lot compared to what the state has been paying out the last few years.
In 1998, the then-Attorney General of the state admitted that troopers engaged in racial profiling after four minorities were shot at by two troopers on the New Jersey Turnpike. To date the shooting victims have received $12.95 million from New Jersey.
In addition, New Jersey has paid $5 million to black and Hispanic officers who say they were victims of discrimination.
For up-to-date information and documents on racial profiling, check out New Jersey criminal defense lawyer William Buckman's site.
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