The president of the Houston Police Officers' Union said race has no bearing on traffic stops despite a new report revealing data that suggests otherwise.
"The Houston Police Department prohibits the practice of racial profiling and has established policies, provided training to its officers, and instituted a process to monitor traffic stops. Discrimination in any form, including racial profiling, is strictly prohibited, and the department will take immediate and appropriate action to investigate allegations of discrimination," the report states., said race doesn't have any bearing on traffic stops.
Advocates disagree. They believe that judgments made by officers are frequently informed by racial biases, the type of car a person is driving, or the neighborhood where the stop occurs.
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