Monday, May 6, 2013; www.CharlesJeromeWare.com
The Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written a letter to the Detroit Police Department and filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that Detroit Police officers are picking up (kidnapping) from popular tourist areas, driving them several miles away, and then "dumping" people they perceive to be homeless in areas outside of the city.
The ACLU says it has been investigating the practice by Detroit police for about a year, and it says the officers have described their actions as taking homeless people "for a ride".
A number of U.S. jurisdictions, including New York City, are increasingly criminalizing homelessness.
[tv.msnbc.com/MSNBC/05-05-2013/Mellissa Harris-Perry; Associated Press (AP)/ Thursday 4/18/2013; www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/ "ACLU: Detroit Police Dumping Homeless Outside City"; www.npr.org/4-26-2013/ "ACLU Says Detroit Is Dumping Its Homeless"]
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