Spanish-Language Radio Station Slams Police for Describing Suspect as ‘Hispanic’ – Phoenix
Tagged: Arizona, Phoenix, police, radio, Spanish-languagePosted on: November 14th, 2007
Phoenix news talk radio station, KNUV 1190 AM, has complained to the police department about the description, claiming that “Hispanic” refers to an ethnicity, not a race.
“Hispanic could be white, it could be black, it could be dark-skinned complexion,” said Mayra Nieves, vice president of programming. “We Hispanics see it that way.”
Police won’t budge. They say they are following normal procedures for releasing information based on victims’ descriptions. Five victims between the ages of 12 and 14 have described their assailant as Hispanic.”*
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