Who can forget the riots in Ferguson recently following the death of a black teenager? The police refuted any suggestion of racism. The US DOJ differs in a report just released...and as the stats show clearly show.
"The Department of Justice released a scathing report on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department that describes it as a “collection agency” that exploited blacks. Although blacks make up 67 percent of the population of Ferguson, they were the target of 85 percent of all traffic stops, 90 percent of all citations, and 93 percent of all arrests. A specific citation for “manner of walking” was issued to black people 95 percent of the time.
“These disparities are not the necessary or unavoidable results of legitimate public-safety efforts. In fact, the practices that lead to these disparities in many ways undermine law-enforcement effectiveness,” the report said.
The report also details alleged racial bias and policing that violates the civil rights of black people. It's rife with examples of excessive use of force and racist language."
Read the complete piece, from The Daily Beast, here.
"The Department of Justice released a scathing report on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department that describes it as a “collection agency” that exploited blacks. Although blacks make up 67 percent of the population of Ferguson, they were the target of 85 percent of all traffic stops, 90 percent of all citations, and 93 percent of all arrests. A specific citation for “manner of walking” was issued to black people 95 percent of the time.
“These disparities are not the necessary or unavoidable results of legitimate public-safety efforts. In fact, the practices that lead to these disparities in many ways undermine law-enforcement effectiveness,” the report said.
The report also details alleged racial bias and policing that violates the civil rights of black people. It's rife with examples of excessive use of force and racist language."
Read the complete piece, from The Daily Beast, here.
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