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NYPD Report Lays Groundwork For Profiling Of Muslims, NYCLU Says

The NYCLU today commented on the New York Police Department report "Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat." The following can be attributed to NYCLU Associate Legal Director Christopher Dunn:

The NYCLU today commented on the New York Police Department report “Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat.” The following can be attributed to NYCLU Associate Legal Director Christopher Dunn:

“The NYPD must have the tools it needs to investigate and combat terrorism, but this report lays the foundation for blanket surveillance of the entire Muslim community. The report encourages law enforcement officers to shift their focus away from people engaged in criminal activity to people because of their race or religion. Making all Muslims suspects is ethnic profiling, and it’s unconstitutional.”

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