In that period, officers stopped 34 black residents at least 20 times each, and seven 30 times or more. PhotoThe scathing federal report this week on the reality of racist abuse by the police in Baltimore was hardly news to the African-American neighborhoods most victimized by ironhanded law enforcement. Without cause or a legitimate suspicion, officers routinely stopped and questioned individuals posing no criminal threat, the report emphasized. It is no coincidence that the Baltimore report was issued just as the Justice Department began moving forward with a plan to better track killings of civilians by police officers. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyInvestigations similar to the one in Baltimore have begun in nearly a dozen cities, including Chicago, Cleveland and Ferguson, Mo.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2016 00:22 UTC