Enforcement of Civil Rights Law Declined Since '99, Study Finds -NYT

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (AP) - Federal enforcement of civil rights laws has dropped sharply since 1999, as the level of complaints received by the Justice Department has remained relatively constant, according a study released Sunday.

Criminal charges of civil rights violations were brought against 84 defendants last year, down from 159 in 1999, according to Justice Department data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.

The study also found that the number of times the Federal Bureau of Investigation or another federal investigative agency recommended prosecution in civil rights cases fell by more than one-third, from more than 3,000 in 1999 to just over 1,900 last year. Federal court data also show that the government has sought fewer civil sanctions against civil rights violators.

One of the study's authors, David Burnham, said the results showed that civil rights enforcement dropped across the board in President Bush's first term in office. "Collectively, some violators of the civil rights laws are not being dealt with by the government," Professor Burnham said. "This trend, we think, is significant."

It is unlikely the decline has occurred because of fewer civil rights violations occurring, the study suggests. The number of complaints about possible violations received by the Justice Department has remained at about 12,000 annually for each of the past five years.
http://nytimes.com/2004/11/22/national/22civil.html

[Just Me]

1. When people, as in "the human race", finally acknowledge,...

,...how they are being spent,...we will all rise against "being spent" by those who oppress us.

Believe me,...injustice and inequality,...does NOT discriminate.

Justice and equality,...DOES discriminate,...in respect of each and every other!!!!

The common bond is the "rule of law" which we unequivocally commit to consistently enforcing.

[GetTheRightVote]

2. I am not surprised, Schrub was the only Pres not to go to NAACP Conference

Do you think the schrub is in with the KKK club or what ??
He obviously has no reguard for the minorities in this country and white washes it with adding some to his cabinate. The repucks suppress the election as if it is a normal process for them. After working the polls on Nov 2 and seeing the treatment of African Americans trying to vote I would believe anything. The repucks are a black mark on this country, a stain we will not out live until it is ended in its reign of terror.

[Helga Scow Stern]

3. Yes, the KKK or something like it might be just what we are up against.

Here is a thread on it.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x55162

Have you reported the vote suppression you saw?

[struggle4progress]

4. kick

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