LAPD Reverses Course and Drops Plan To Map Muslim Population

Last week, the Los Angeles Police Department reversed itself and dropped controversial plans to map the city's Muslim population. (See prior posting.) Last Thursday's Los Angeles Times reported that the change of heart came after vociferous objections to the plan by Muslim groups and civil libertarians. The LAPD's public information director, Mary Grady, explained: "The whole purpose of this initiative was to bring together the department with the Muslim community. The word 'mapping' gave the impression it was about profiling when it was not."