Sheriff Describes Gypsies, May Face Lawsuit?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/07/18 13:45:49

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Lawsuit, Union, Hair, Burglary, Elderly, Alert, Racial Profiling, Racial, Homeowner, Colorado

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The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that a Colorado sheriff apologize after he issued a warning about gypsies.

Arapahoe County Sheriff J. Grayson Robinson recently issued an alert titled “Gypsy Scams” in which he warned citizens about gypsies who target the elderly and commit frauds and burglaries. Allegedly, several homeowners in the area have recently been duped by gypsies.

Robinson’s description of gypsies is what upset the ACLU. He described a gypsy as a “medium to dark complexioned Caucasian” with “dark hair and dark eyes.” In the eyes of ACLU, Robinson’s depiction will cause racial profiling.

jackolantyrn356 2012/07/18 15:57:25

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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SCAMED Y THE GYPSIES? IF NOT YOU NEED TO SHUT UP. GREYSON KNOWS

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JanHopkins 2012/07/18 14:19:42

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We also get hit by gypsie scammers. It's not a race, it's several groups of people who come here, con all the people they can, and then vamoose. Giving a discription of the latest group to violate the law is about as racesist as sending out a description of a serial killer.

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U-Dog 2012/07/18 14:07:03

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The term "Gypsies" covers a lot of ethnic ground in the United States and to claim it is some sort of racial profiling seems rather absurd to me. You could just as easily say look out for fly by night roofers or fast talking insurance salemen.

Straight from the Smithsonian websirte....

"Several groups, all known to outsiders as "Gypsies," live today in the United States. In their native languages, each of the groups refers to itself by a specific name, but all translate their self-designations as "Gypsy" when speaking English. Each had its own cultural, linguistic, and historical tradition before coming to this country, and each maintains social distance from the others."

http://www.smithsonianeducati...

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