Baltimore police have racial bias, Justice Department reports - CNN.com
The Justice Department investigated the Baltimore Police Department:
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Justice Department investigation found that the Baltimore Police Department engages in unconstitutional practices that led to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans, and excessive use of force against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities.
The Department of Justice monitored the department's policing methods for more than a year at the request of the Baltimore Police Department, after the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
The report, obtained Tuesday by CNN, attributed the widespread practices to "systemic deficiencies" in training, policies, supervision and accountability structures.
From BPD officers, command staff and union representatives, to city leaders and advocacy groups, everyone who spoke to DOJ investigators acknowledged "significant problems" that undermined efforts to police "constitutionally and effectively," the report said. "Nevertheless, work remains, in part because of the profound lack of trust among these groups."
• African-Americans accounted for 95% of 410 individuals stopped at least 10 times from 2010 to 2016
• One African-American man in his 50s was stopped 30 times in less than four years; none of the stops resulted in a citation or criminal charge
• African-Americans accounted for 82% of all BPD vehicle stops though they make up 60% of the driving age population in the city and 27% percent of the driving age population in the greater metropolitan area
• BPD officers found contraband twice as often when searching white individuals compared to African-Americans during vehicle stops and 50% more often during pedestrian stops
And if that's not enough
But these ones brehs
fukk. Honestly, this is the shyt needs to be protested more. Especially the last 2 tweets. Like really, it's just flat out subjugation and oppression in every sense of the word. The level of corruption is outstanding, and is why I even have trouble being patriotic as a black man sometimes when you have people that look at this and openly accept it or refuse to acknowledge it.
The Justice Department investigated the Baltimore Police Department:
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Justice Department investigation found that the Baltimore Police Department engages in unconstitutional practices that led to disproportionate rates of stops, searches and arrests of African-Americans, and excessive use of force against juveniles and people with mental health disabilities.
The Department of Justice monitored the department's policing methods for more than a year at the request of the Baltimore Police Department, after the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
The report, obtained Tuesday by CNN, attributed the widespread practices to "systemic deficiencies" in training, policies, supervision and accountability structures.
From BPD officers, command staff and union representatives, to city leaders and advocacy groups, everyone who spoke to DOJ investigators acknowledged "significant problems" that undermined efforts to police "constitutionally and effectively," the report said. "Nevertheless, work remains, in part because of the profound lack of trust among these groups."
• African-Americans accounted for 95% of 410 individuals stopped at least 10 times from 2010 to 2016
• One African-American man in his 50s was stopped 30 times in less than four years; none of the stops resulted in a citation or criminal charge
• African-Americans accounted for 82% of all BPD vehicle stops though they make up 60% of the driving age population in the city and 27% percent of the driving age population in the greater metropolitan area
• BPD officers found contraband twice as often when searching white individuals compared to African-Americans during vehicle stops and 50% more often during pedestrian stops
And if that's not enough
But these ones brehs
fukk. Honestly, this is the shyt needs to be protested more. Especially the last 2 tweets. Like really, it's just flat out subjugation and oppression in every sense of the word. The level of corruption is outstanding, and is why I even have trouble being patriotic as a black man sometimes when you have people that look at this and openly accept it or refuse to acknowledge it.
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