The US Justice Department has concluded that police officers in the city of Baltimore have consistently applied racial bias.
The findings are part a major report following the death of a young black man, Freddy Gray, in police custody last year.
The incident in which the 25 year old died from spinal cord injuries sustained while in the back of a police van catalyzed the "Black Lives Matter" movement nationwide.
Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division says stop and search procedures demonstrated clear violations of US laws.
IN: The city's African-American...
OUT: ...city's population.
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Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division listed multiple bad practises by officers...
IN: BPD engages...
OUT: ...protected expression.
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Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division says police bias was clear...
IN: Indeed one African-American man...
OUT: ...officer or others.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis accepts the findings and is involved in reform the force...
IN: Very concerned...
OUT: ...I firmly believe that.
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