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Fraternal Order of Police

BlueNote

Official Publication of the North Carolina State Lodge

Volume 3, Issue 26 www.ncfop.org March/April 2017
Inside This Issue

NEW DISCRIMINATORY PROFILING BILL Directory 2

INTRODUCED Chaplain’s Corner with

By Jeff Gray – State Lodge Legislative Agent NCFOP Chaplain, Phil

A bill targeting the use of discriminatory profiling by law enforcement officials was filed Wiggins. 2
in the North Carolina House on Tuesday, February 14th by Rep. Rodney Moore, D-
Mecklenburg. Moore has filed similar legislation in the past – specifically House Bill 193 BlueNote Info and
during the 2015-16 Session and House Bill 8 introduced during the fifth Special Session on Deadlines for 2017 2
December 21, 2016. Both bills died in committee. His new bill, House Bill 99, would not
only prohibit discriminatory profiling by officers but would also change what information The Key Word is Team
is reported to the Department of Public Safety concerning traffic stops and homicides. It by 2nd Vice President,
would also require annual education and training on profiling. In a press conference Moore
said his bill will “hone in and understand what discriminatory profiling is.” Moore contin- Chuck Kimble 6
ued by stating, “You know North Carolina is a very different state than it was 20 or 30
years ago…We have so many diverse groups of immigrants that have come over. … We Trivia! 6
really need to have our law enforcement officers understand and be able to navigate the
new constituents that they serve.” Lonely Stops by

While House Bill 193 was pending in 2015 I met with Rep. Moore and other bill spon- Chairman of Trustees,
sors to discuss the premise behind the bill, existing training and reporting requirements, and
the deep concerns over so called “citizen review boards.” Other groups and individuals met Chet Effler 8
with Rep. Moore, as well. He welcomed the dialogue.
State Secretary, Lynn
Moore has not had any conversations with stakeholders about the bill yet and acknowl-
edged to the press that he is aware that the law enforcement community might raise some Wilson, Important Re-
concerns, but he “tends to write bills for the people of North Carolina and not any special
interest groups.” Moore also reiterated that the bill was not intended to hurt law enforce- minder 8
ment, but rather help protect officers from false claims of discrimination or brutality.
Moore and the others began to pursue legislation like HB99 after the death of Trayvon Mar- An Update from Grand
tin in Florida, following a national trend where similar bills have been introduced in a num- Lodge by
ber of other states. NC National Trustee,
Dennis McCrary 10
The bill defines discriminatory profiling as “the practice of subjecting a person to inves-
tigation, detention, or arrest based on the person’s real or perceived race, ethnicity, national My Brother’s
origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, rather than on the person’s
behavior or on information identifying the person as having engaged in criminal activity.” Keeper by State Vice
It will also require law enforcement agencies to report to the Department of Public Safety
whether or not officers asked an individual during a traffic stop of his or her (or passengers) President, Bobby
immigration status.
Gaddy 12
I will be meeting with Rep. Moore and the other bill sponsors, and interested parties, and
will actively follow this bill. Legislature Returns for
Biennial Session by
The Voice of Law Enforcement State Lodge Legisla-
tive Agent,Jeff Gray 14

Durham County Lodge

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