Britain's information watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating a police database of potential London gang members that Amnesty International alleges is racially discriminatory and breaches human rights law. Amnesty said the Metropolitan Police Gangs Matrix is "stigmatizing young black men for the type of music they listen to or their social media behavior." The vast majority are teens or young men, and 78 percent are black. Set up after England's 2011 riots, the database compiles information including police records, information from local authorities and social-media entries to identify suspected gang members. "Some young people identified as part of a gang may not yet have been drawn into gang violence," the force said in a statement.

Source: ABC News May 09, 2018 10:15 UTC