ACLU Alleges Detroit PD ‘Kidnapping’ Homeless and ‘Dumping’ Them Outside the City — MSNBC
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Police in one of the nation’s troubled cities may be combating homelessness by kicking people out of the city and stranding them miles away.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote a letter to the Detroit police and filed a complaint with the Department of Justice last week accusing Detroit officers of picking up, driving, and then “dumping” people they perceive to be homeless outside the city limits.
Michael Steinberg, the legal director of the Michigan ACLU spoke on Sunday’s Melissa Harris-Perry Sunday about the ACLU’s year-long investigation into the practice, which has been described by officers as taking homeless people “for a ride.”
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