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What does it mean that private security personnel are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment in the same way as law enforcement officials?

Write a brief paragraph about how this fact can create abuses of the civil and Constitutional rights of some citizens.

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The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause requires states to practice equal protection. Equal protection forces a state to govern impartially—not draw distinctions between individuals solely on differences that are irrelevant to a legitimate governmental objective.
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