Police racial profiling overwhelmingly approved by Dutch public, by Janene Pieters.

A massive 64 percent of Dutch voters think that ethnic profiling by the police is acceptable if it is done to fight crime, according to the latest poll by Maurice de Hond.

Ethnic profiling – the act of people being checked by the police based on their skin color or ethnic origin – became a topic of discussion last week when the Zwolle police pulled over rapper Typhoon because the combination of his age, skin color and expensive car aroused suspicion.

hat-tip Stephen Neil