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NAACP Urges Justice Department to Probe Miami Gardens Police Action

allan11 years ago02 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP in Florida is asking the Justice Department to investigate an unusual number of arrests at a convenience store in Miami Gardens, CBS Miami reports. Civil rights leaders are concerned about numerous arrests following police activity at the 207 Quickstop. One employee, for example, was cited for trespassing more than 60…

Miss. U.S. Atty. Office Targeted Islamic Store Owners For Terrorism

allan15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the post-9/11 era, some Islamic groups complained about being indiscriminately targeted simply because of their heritage. Now The Jackson Clarion Ledger is reporting that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oxford, Miss., targeted “convenience store operators in north Mississippi, many of Middle Eastern descent, despite a lack of any connection to…