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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Mississippi police roadblocks violate rights, lawsuit says

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Married couple LaQuenza Morgan and Lauren Rhoades say police officers conduct roadblocks every few months in their mostly Black, working-class neighborhood in Mississippi's mostly Black capital city, usually during the busiest times of day when people are going to or from work.

He's Black and she's white, and they said officers treat them differently. Rhoades, who works at a tourist site in Jackson, said she tries to have her ID ready to show officers and they often don't even look at it.

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