Authorities in Portland, Ore., are reportedly scrapping their database of suspected gang members out of fear that these labels will most negatively affect minorities. Portland police, next month, will end its two-decade-old practice of designating people as gang members or associates following the pressure from the community, The Oregonian reported. Activists have been trying to abolish the database and gang designations for years, claiming they disproportionately affect minority communities. There are still criminal gang members. No arrest or conviction was needed to designate a person as a “criminal gang affiliate."

Source: Fox News September 11, 2017 10:04 UTC