New bill introduced in the Missouri Senate seeks to eliminate racial profiling
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New bill introduced in the Missouri Senate seeks to eliminate racial profiling

Date: March 11, 2015
By: Hannah Knight
State Capitol Bureau

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A bill introduced in the Senate would seek to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement in Missouri.
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Wrap: The bill would explicitly define words in a law that dictates how law enforcement officers carry out pedestrian and traffic stops.

Saint Louis County Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal is the sponsor of the bill.

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Description: Senate bill 559 is a first step so that we have a better system that is in place where people are not deprived of their rights

The bill would also require law enforcement agencies to monitor individual officers to determine if any officers have a pattern of arresting minorities.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.

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St. Louis Democratic Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal introduced a bill aimed at eliminating racial profiling.
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Wrap: The bill would require Missouri law enforcement agencies to conduct reports on individual officers to determine if they have a pattern of stopping or arresting minorities.

Executive Director of Veterans For Peace Michael McPhearson says the bill will help communities work together.

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Description: We also have to deal with that racism within the framework of how we socialize and relate to each other as people

Chappelle-Nadal says she sponsored the bill because of the unrest in Ferguson.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight. 

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A bill that would attempt to end racial profiling in Missouri was introduced in the Senate.
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Wrap: Current law only requires officers to report traffic stops. The new bill would require officers to report pedestrian stops as well.

Saint Louis County Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal says the bill would enable the state to make positive changes after the unrest in Ferguson.

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Description: They always say let's not do what they did in Ferguson. This is a first step.

It would also require agencies to conduct individual officer reports to determine if they have a pattern of arresting minorities.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.