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Police, Black Students Dispute Racial Incidents

Accounts of Confrontations Are Similar, But Officers Emphatically Reject Charges of Harassment

"I have no problem with Sgt. Stanford," onewoman said. "I'm very glad that she was the personthat came."

Carter said although Stanford acted properly,the police department as a whole is a racistorganization.

"She is the exception rather than the rule,"said Carter. "It's not that there aren't anyexceptions, but this highlights the pervasivenessof racial insensitivity at the Harvard PoliceDepartment.

Stanford said the description of this incidentin the BSA flyer was misleading.

"One of the frightened victims was then falselyaccused of possessing a knife and, subsequentlyfrisked," the flyer reads.

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Stanford said readers might conclude that thepolice accused the women. Both women agreed withthe police account which indicated that the clubmember made the charge.

BSA president Ali said the community should notfocus on the frisking of the students. "Ourproblem is with the security guard," said Ali."Our problem is not with the knife.

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