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| How attorney general hopes to mend relations between police and communities |
| 2014-09-20 |
[CSMONITOR] US Attorney General Eric Inaction JacksonHolder ... aka Mister Fast and Furious... is asking a team of criminal justice researchers to study racial bias in law enforcement in five American cities. Mr. Holder the program will be funded by a $4.75 million grant that will be used to study racial profiling in police arrests in five US cities over the course of three years. These cities, which have yet to be identified, will serve as a testing ground for improving relations between police and citizens in communities across the country, he sais. The program, titled the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, is being implemented following the rioting and civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo., last month that stemmed from the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, which launched a national conversation on race and the use of force in law enforcement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Damn that's awesome Z... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-09-20 18:21 |
| #10 Bravo! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-09-20 17:58 |
| #9 Were catty black racists pro-smiling And ratty white bolshies beguiling, Then regular folks Could engage them with jokes And no-one would need reconciling. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-09-20 17:02 |
| #8 "He would see racism in Santa Claus, Tinker Bell or the Tooth Fairy" Of course he does - they are all white. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-09-20 13:19 |
| #7 Any bets Chicago is not included in Eric "My People" Holders list of five cities? Detroit looks like they may get a pass too, since the black police chief is dealing with about a 9-1 black crime issue. |
| Posted by: Mugsy Glink 2014-09-20 13:10 |
| #6 Might be better to study "racial bias in law breaking"... |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-09-20 12:16 |
| #5 Just change the name already… Department of Social Justice. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2014-09-20 11:32 |
| #4 Some village is missing a racist idiot (Holder). He would see racism in Santa Claus, Tinker Bell or the Tooth Fairy. These are not good times for the U.S. Someone turned out the inmates and somehow they got elected and appointed to positions of power. Rather than see the opportunities created by America for them, all they see is racism. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-09-20 10:08 |
| #3 No study of the disproportionate amount of crime by any particular identifiable group in the same five cities? Less crime, less need for cops, less chances for police-civilian incidents. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-09-20 07:47 |
| #2 Translation. He's going to prevent anyone of color (black) from being arrested or even questioned. Just like his department does. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-09-20 01:02 |
| #1 His resignation would go a long way toward mending relations everywhere. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-20 00:04 |