Justice Department to ban profiling by federal law enforcement (This is Outstanding!)

obnoxiouslyfresh

The Justice Department is expected to issue a broad new policy in the coming two to three weeks banning religious and other forms of profiling by federal law enforcement officers, department sources said Friday.

The long-awaited policy will not include an exemption for national security investigations, sources said. National security officials and others in the administration concerned about terrorism lobbied hard for such an exemption, according to congressional sources.

The president will make the case that the work of the attorney general is so important that the United States Senate should act promptly ... to confirm his nominee.
- Josh Earnest, White House spokesman
The new policy will cover ethnicity and sexual orientation as well as religion. Advocates of the new policy said they were surprised because the debate over the national security exemption had blocked movement for months.

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., who said Thursday he was stepping down, had been on the verge of announcing the new policy several months ago, but it was put on hold by the White House days before the intended announcement, according to a congressional aide who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The White House insisted the policy be reviewed for its national security implications by the Department of Homeland Security, the aide said.

The new policy, though still being finalized, is expected to prohibit federal agents from conducting undercover surveillance of a mosque, for example, without some information that criminal activity is underway. Under the current rules, approved in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, law enforcement agencies were given broad latitude to monitor specific religious groups.


Holder told the annual convention of the Congressional Black Caucus on Friday that he was committed to remaining active in his final weeks in office. He has promised to stay on until his successor is confirmed.

"There remains a great deal to be done," Holder said. "I have no intention of letting up or slowing down."

On Friday, the White House suggested it expected the Senate to confirm a replacement during the postelection lame-duck session of Congress, before a new Senate is sworn in next January.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest listed two other recent examples of nominees making it through in even more condensed timelines — Bob Gates' nomination as secretary of Defense in 2006 and Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general the following year.

"The president will make the case that the work of the attorney general is so important that the United States Senate should act promptly and in bipartisan fashion to confirm his nominee. That is a case that I think is easily made by this president in the same way that it was made by not just his immediate predecessor but by many of his predecessors," Earnest said.

President Obama is expected to name his choice within the next couple of weeks.


http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-0927-holder-profiling-20140927-story.html

JonnyRoccIT

Needs to be for State Law Enforcement also, but it's a Great Start .

Idiopathic Joker

Justice Department can't control civilian surveillance. Let's say the CIA starts bugging a random mosque. What's the punishment?????? Shit could take years just for a slap on the wrist. Fucking Bengazi investigation still going on. This doesn't mean shit cause the cia isn't apart of the justice department, the fbi is above the justice department, and the nsa is only controlled by the president.

(ob)Scene

Where's the genius from the other thread that said Holder didn't do anything noteworthy and then played illiterate when presented w/ articles detailing his achievements?

SneakDZA

JokerKing wrote: »

Recaptimus_Prime360

GOATNESS.

deadeye

I'll believe it when it actually happens.

thulsadoom

Smh @ yall really thinking this is a good thing.

Yall probably think it was nothing but mexicans coming thru the border during july and august too huh?

In case yall ain't notice they profiling sand niggas.
But go head and keep thinking this is a plus for your black asses

SneakDZA

Black_Samson wrote: »

Smh @ yall really thinking this is a good thing.

Yall probably think it was nothing but mexicans coming thru the border during july and august too huh?

In case yall ain't notice they profiling sand niggas.
But go head and keep thinking this is a plus for your black asses

You can't really think that indiscriminately targeting all arabs and/or muslims is an efficient way to combat terrorism. They'll be able to do a much better job if they actually focus their attention on people and groups who are actually suspects.

LUClEN

There have been many instances where States have disregarded federal law and done wtf they wanted

thulsadoom

SneakDZA wrote: »

Black_Samson wrote: »

Smh @ yall really thinking this is a good thing.

Yall probably think it was nothing but mexicans coming thru the border during july and august too huh?

In case yall ain't notice they profiling sand niggas.
But go head and keep thinking this is a plus for your black asses

You can't really think that indiscriminately targeting all arabs and/or muslims is an efficient way to combat terrorism. They'll be able to do a much better job if they actually focus their attention on people and groups who are actually suspects.

Reread my post and stop trying to make it about the shit u talkin.


Celebrating cause hadji nigga wake up call is coming to an end... who that leave?

Oh yeah......shit...

LUClEN

Black_Samson wrote: »

SneakDZA wrote: »

Black_Samson wrote: »

Smh @ yall really thinking this is a good thing.

Yall probably think it was nothing but mexicans coming thru the border during july and august too huh?

In case yall ain't notice they profiling sand niggas.
But go head and keep thinking this is a plus for your black asses

You can't really think that indiscriminately targeting all arabs and/or muslims is an efficient way to combat terrorism. They'll be able to do a much better job if they actually focus their attention on people and groups who are actually suspects.

Reread my post and stop trying to make it about the shit u talkin.


Celebrating cause hadji nigga wake up call is coming to an end... who that leave?

Oh yeah......shit...

"The new policy will cover ethnicity and sexual orientation as well as religion."

Black folks can be included in that

thulsadoom

Trashboat wrote: »

Black_Samson wrote: »

SneakDZA wrote: »

Black_Samson wrote: »

Smh @ yall really thinking this is a good thing.

Yall probably think it was nothing but mexicans coming thru the border during july and august too huh?

In case yall ain't notice they profiling sand niggas.
But go head and keep thinking this is a plus for your black asses

You can't really think that indiscriminately targeting all arabs and/or muslims is an efficient way to combat terrorism. They'll be able to do a much better job if they actually focus their attention on people and groups who are actually suspects.

Reread my post and stop trying to make it about the shit u talkin.


Celebrating cause hadji nigga wake up call is coming to an end... who that leave?

Oh yeah......shit...

"The new policy will cover ethnicity and sexual orientation as well as religion."

Black folks can be included in that

And it is perfectly fine that you think that.

Bussy_Getta

So you think cause they banned profiling that you aint gona get profiled? Thats like racism being banned.........still gonna be racists.

Idiopathic Joker

Let's all leave Muslims alone, they never hurt nobody...

D0wn

Pico wrote: »

So you think cause they banned profiling that you aint gona get profiled? Thats like racism being banned.........still gonna be racists.

Realist shit ya munkey ass ever wrote...
Stop and frisk was deemed unconstitutional.... We ended up with black women n men getting beat up or shot up by police every week...

Max.

Pico wrote: »

So you think cause they banned profiling that you aint gona get profiled? Thats like racism being banned.........still gonna be racists.

U be dropping truth bombs

Light skin queen

(ob)Scene

Pico wrote: »

So you think cause they banned profiling that you aint gona get profiled? Thats like racism being banned.........still gonna be racists.

No. We think it means if someone believes they've been profiled by the feds they'll have the legal standing to sue those responsible and/or have any improper prosecutions thrown out--due to this being made into law.

Idiopathic Joker

(ob)Scene wrote: »

Pico wrote: »

So you think cause they banned profiling that you aint gona get profiled? Thats like racism being banned.........still gonna be racists.

No. We think it means if someone believes they've been profiled by the feds they'll have the legal standing to sue those responsible and/or have any improper prosecutions thrown out--due to this being made into law.

Like I said, that ain't gonna do nothing but take 7 years for a slap on the wrist

janklow

obnoxiouslyfresh wrote: »

The new policy, though still being finalized, is expected to prohibit federal agents from conducting undercover surveillance of a mosque, for example, without some information that criminal activity is underway.

i wonder if the standard for what i bolded there is low enough that we can just throw up our hands and say "big fucking deal"

mrrealone

*Doesn't believe it*

jono

Profiling is apart of their job, and important part. I don't think for a second they can or will stop

stackmaster 313

There saving face with this one. Weak move see right through this.