Ley contra el perfilamiento racial en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que la policía no puede parar a alguien solo por su raza o origen. Debe tener una razón válida basada en el comportamiento o información específica.

Es como si un entrenador de fútbol eligiera a sus jugadores solo por su apariencia en lugar de sus habilidades en el campo. Eso no sería justo ni efectivo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un joven latino, va manejando su auto y es detenido por la policía. Si lo paran solo porque es latino, eso sería perfilamiento racial. Según la ley, la policía debería tener una razón válida, como que Juan estaba manejando de manera errática.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The legislature finds that the reality or public perception of racial profiling alienates people from police, hinders community policing efforts, and causes law enforcement to lose credibility and trust among the people law enforcement is sworn to protect and serve. No stop initiated by a peace officer should be made without a legitimate reason; race, ethnicity, or national origin alone should never provide a sufficient reason. Law enforcement policies and training programs must emphasize the need to respect the balance between the rights of all persons to be free from unreasonable governmental intrusions and law enforcement's need to enforce the law. "Racial profiling" means any action initiated by law enforcement that relies upon the race, ethnicity, or national origin of an individual rather than: (1) the behavior of that individual; or (2) information that leads law enforcement to a particular individual who has been identified as being engaged in or having been engaged in criminal activity. Racial profiling includes use of racial or ethnic stereotypes as factors in selecting whom to stop and search. Racial profiling does not include law enforcement's use of race or ethnicity to determine whether a person matches a specific description of a particular subject. (a) The Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training shall consult with the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, the Racial Profiling Advisory Committee, and the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association in developing an antiracial profiling model policy governing the conduct of peace officers engaged in stops of citizens. This policy shall define racial profiling and identify conduct that violates the law. The policy must also include a duty to give the offic