125 Groups Urge Probe of NYPD Treatment of Muslims – The Yeshiva World

125 Groups Urge Probe of NYPD Treatment of Muslims

nypdtThe New York Civil Liberties Union says 125 organizations have written a letter asking for a federal civil rights investigation into the New York Police Department.

Groups including Muslim, Jewish and Christian organizations and the NAACP sent the letter to the Justice Department on Thursday, urging a review of the police department’s treatment of Muslims.

The Justice Department has said previously it was continuing to review complaints received from Muslims and their supporters after a series of Associated Press stories revealed widespread surveillance of Muslims.

The groups say in their letter that the police department has engaged in “unlawful religious profiling and suspicion-less surveillance.”

The NYPD has said repeatedly it does not profile and its programs are legal.

(AP)

2 Responses

  1. 419elm says: October 24, 2013 6:11 pm 6:11 pm at 6:11 pm

    Muslums are not to be trusted if you like to have a safe city keep an eye on all people like the Muslims hip hip for the nypd

  2. anuran says: October 25, 2013 11:12 am 11:12 am at 11:12 am

    419elm

    If they do it to Muslims, sooner or later they will get around to you. Because somewhere out there there’s a guy saying “Jews are not to be trusted”

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