New civil rights lawsuit accuses Seattle officers of racism after lethal site visitors cease

“One of the most important principles of the American police force is that the ends cannot justify the means,” said Bingham. “If we apologized to these officers for stopping illegally because they were right, it would encourage them to illegally stop anyone they believe looks like a criminal. And if the police were given the free license to respond to their prejudice and stop anyone they believe looked like a criminal, color communities would be even more affected by the criminal justice than they already are, ”wrote Bingham in an email.