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Special Town Hall: Racial Profiling and the Torrance Police Department

Launched: June 24, 2010

This Action Expired: June 23, 2010

Description:

Hear the Stories, Stop the Abuse


The Reverend Robert Taylor, 62, was taking his 15-year-old daughter home from school in March, when Torrance Police Department officers pulled him over mere feet from his driveway. During an extended stop, police pulled Taylor out of the car, frisked him, and threatened to handcuff him as his neighbors looked on. When Taylor demanded to know why he had been subjected to such treatment, officers suggested his car resembled one owned by a robbery suspect described as in his 30s, roughly half Taylor’s age. They also showed Taylor four warrants out for persons named “Robert Taylor,” none of whom matched Taylor’s age. The ACLU/SC calls on South Bay residents to come out to a town hall meeting on Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. to share experiences of racial profiling in Torrance, help identify problems and discuss solutions.


Discussion about racial profiling and what can be done to support your community, featuring Robert Taylor, Inglewood Minister and Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Nationally Acclaimed Author and Political Analyst Thursday, June 24, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the United Steel Workers (USW) Local 675 Union Hall, 1200 E. 220th Street, Carson, 90745 (close to Old Torrance).


Free event - No RSVP needed Presented by the ACLU of Southern California and Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)


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