Dutch police to stop using appearance, origin as reason to stop and check people
by NL Times
NL Times— Dutch police officers are no longer allowed to use appearance or country of origin as a reason to stop and check someone. The police have changed its guidelines to that effect in order to eliminate discrimination by employees, the police told NU.nl.
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