On Friday, the US Department of Justice announced that it will investigate the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in the US state of California concerning allegations of discrimination against minority residents of government subsidized housing, a Press TV correspondent reported.
“We are investigating serious allegations of systemic harassment of African-American and Latino residents of these communities, including whether certain leadership in these communities adopted a policy or practice designed to drive certain residents out of the community,” said assistant Attorney General Tom Perez.
The investigations are to determine if police officers have driven out minority residents of historically white communities, conducted warrantless searches, and whether routine traffic stops had been staged to find minorities of subsidized housing, among other crimes.
NOTE: I imagine Angelinos are laughing, this type of abuse has been status quo for decades.
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