Arguments Against Police Carding

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"Black people in Brampton and Mississauga are three times more likely to be stopped by Peel police than white people, according to six years of data obtained by the star.”(Grewal). Police carding has become a serious issue in the Greater Toronto Area. Police carding is an act when a police officer can randomly stop you on the street and ask for your identification. This is used and entered in a database to support and or give a broad idea for any crimes that need solving. “A proposed class-action lawsuit seeks $65 million in damages and other remedies from Toronto police for alleged racial profiling practices and documenting of citizens.”(Rankin). Police carding has become such an issue in the Greater Toronto Area and the province of Ontario; it has leaded an organization, to file a lawsuit, which is proposed by the Black Action Defense Committee. Police carding can help authorities solve crimes better, However, The provincial government should take control of police carding because it causes illegal actions, it destroys trust between citizens and police, and It progresses racial profiling. …show more content…

Carding randomly and asking for personal information is illegal. “I remain unconvinced, based on the available information, that there is a public interest purpose sufficient to override the infringement of the right to be free from the arbitrary detention that street checks represent,” (Marrin). Former ombudsman Andre Marin has also indicated that police carding is deemed to be illegal on the count of asking for citizen’s identification. He believes citizens have the right to be free and not worry about random street checks as if they are being treated as second-class citizens. “An individual has the right to walk away if he or she is questioned and not offered a legitimate reason for the police

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