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`De-policing' may be the response to racial profiling study.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
The vehicle flew past the police officer's squad car at a high rate of speed _ well in excess of the posted limit. Darkly tinted windows kept the officer from seeing who was driving, but no matter. He switched on the light bar and pulled the car over.
As the officer approached the driver's side door, the dark window rolled down and an irate woman yelled at him.
"You only pulled me over because I'm black," the woman shouted.
The officer came to a dead stop. He leaned toward the car, told the woman to have a nice day and returned to his car.
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