Florida Prosecutor Under Fire for Racist Memo Targeting Hispanics

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Florida Prosecutor Under Fire for Racist Memo Targeting Hispanics
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A Florida prosecutor has apologized for a memo from his office that recommended harsher penalties for Hispanic defendants. The memo, which was exposed by a whistleblower, recommended the worst penalties for Hispanic drivers without licenses, even if they had no criminal record. The prosecutor blamed a junior prosecutor for using the wrong language and meant "undocumented" instead of "Hispanic." The whistleblower called the document a "racism policy."

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