“According to the governor, Maine police are nine times more likely to arrest people of color for selling drugs than white people, even though we know white people are just as likely to commit drug offenses,” Alison Beyea, executive director of the ACLU of Maine, said in a statement. “This alarming disparity in arrests raises significant concerns that Maine law enforcement is participating in unconstitutional racial profiling.”
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Governor LePage’s not-so veiled threat against people of color is disgusting. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.“In defending himself from accusations of racism and homophobia on Friday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage made yet another explicitly racist comment — arguing that people of color or of Hispanic origin are “the enemy” and suggesting that they should be shot.
Governor LePage’s not-so veiled threat against people of color is disgusting. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.“In defending himself from accusations of racism and homophobia on Friday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage made yet another explicitly racist comment — arguing that people of color or of Hispanic origin are “the enemy” and suggesting that they should be shot.
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