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This weeks edition of "It's not about race".

IH8Rice

I'm Mr. Negative! I Fail!
Aug 2, 2008
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Im over here now
The Justice Department examination found that Ferguson's black citizens, who make up about 67 percent of the city's 21,000 residents, were subject to 85 percent of traffic stops, and 93 percent of all arrests from 2012 to 2014. Black drivers were more than twice as likely as whites to be searched during traffic stops, but were less likely to be found holding anything illegal. Blacks were also the focus of 88 percent of instances in which police used force to subdue someone........

As of December 2014, 16,000 people had outstanding arrest warrants issued by the Ferguson Municipal Court, most of them for minor violations such as parking and traffic infractions.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/u-s-finds-pattern-biased-policing-ferguson-n316586
 

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
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AK
So the people gather to protest "the police", and to control it, they send in "the police". Perfect.
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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Portland, OR

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
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Meh. I don't get all the "but what if they were black"?! distressed articles. White thugs are thugs, too. Only thing different is the drugs they peddle.
 

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
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I have no idea where I am