MIAMI -- A Florida American Civil Liberties Union representative says arrests made during last month's Free Trade Area of the Americas show signs of profiling.
Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, president of Greater Miami Chapter of the ACLU, says protesters who fit the profile of "spoiled rich kids" were more likely to be arrested.
Analysis from the South Florida Sun Sentinel shows the majority of those arrested were white and under age 30. More men than women were arrested, and 20 percent of the people arrested were teenagers.
Rodriquez-Taseff says police would have met more public criticism if there were mass arrests of retirees and union members. She says the majority of the people arrested were protesting peacefully.
A police spokesmen says the department stands behind officers' actions.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. NoNonsense English offers this material non-commercially for research and educational purposes. I believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in 17 U.S.C § 107. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner, i.e. the media service or newspaper which first published the article online and which is indicated at the top of the article unless otherwise specified.