re: Portland Police Nix Gang Database. Due to Lack of White Gangs. Yes, Really…

You have to dig back to the original story in the Oregonian to find out there's actually a good reason for this.

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The Oregonian/OregonLive review of the controversial gang affiliation database showed that police labeled someone a "criminal gang affiliate'' more than 100 times each year, without a conviction, without an arrest.

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The police shouldn't be able to put someone on a "list" that can hurt people's job chances without due process.

Also this:

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Police said improved technology by the Oregon State Police and its crime lab, allowing officers to more rapidly compare shell casings or bullets recovered from scenes of shootings, has allowed officers to improve investigations and better track suspects or shootings without a need to identify people as members of a certain gang.

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