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Is there a significant amount of discrimination towards blacks in US police departments?

DO blacks face a significant amount of discrimination from US police departments?

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jimmy eat jazz said:
Yes, but all it takes is a few bad apples to completely destroy the trust between police and citizens. They need to be rooted out and discarded. No more solid blue line (police version of omerta) resisting the cleaning out of corrupt/bad cops. (How you achieve, this, not sure.)
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Completely agree that they should be terminated, and also agree it isn't a simple task. I do think body cameras (required to be worn and cannot be turned off) would be a good step to reinforce trust. Police have a lot of power, they should be responsible for their abuse of such power.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
But this doesn't address the problem of people living in a largely white suburban school district not wanting their property tax dollars going to support schools in largely minority inner-city school districts. When schools districts of have different funding sources (as is the case when property taxes are the primary funding source), you can't merge the districts to achieve the economies of scale you're talking about.
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The example I am talking about did indeed get it's funding from multiple cities and municipalities. All with different property tax rates. I understand what you are saying but I think a move to county and state funding may be more appropriate than federal funding. It's easier for a state to alter course than the fed when they realize things aren't working.

Stoked said:
@Jimmy you bring up some good points about education, I agree that changes all around need to be made. Perhaps all education related taxes and federal funding are paid into an account for each state under the control of that states education board. Then each state can control what is taught and how it is taugh. They also control where the funds go on a state by state level. Keep in mind my intitial post was just initial ideas. It was not very in depth and far from all encompassing.
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^Block grant funding

for it
 
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One Brow said:
There aren't any changes needed in the "black community", because there is no singular "black community" any more than there is a singular "white community". The problems in the communities of poor people tend to be the same, with some have the added burdens of discrimination tossed in.
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somehow, it seems odd to me that we can't talk about the "black" community or the "white" community as if they are singular entities, but we can talk about the "rich" and the "poor" communities in this way.

one is no more of a generalization than the other


at any rate, here's a link to a KCRW "To The Point" podcast episode titled "Will Policing Ever Be Colorblind"

https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/to-the-point/will-policing-ever-be-colorblind

I think it's worth listening to.
 
Stoked said:
@One Brow - Because I am talking on a societal level. One you seem to have no problem with doing when it comes to whites and latinos as you have yet to make a fuss about that. You betray your own agenda when you only voice objections for one specific group despite all groups being treated equally in my original post. You passed up the opportunity for real discussion here when you choose to go with your agenda.
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So, it's my problem for focusing on the group in whom I have a particular interest, and that means there can be no real discussion with you? Blaming me for my perceived issues does not excuse you from your issues.
 
JAZZGASM said:
I don't think there is a broad stroke answer to this question. Yes, many police officers discriminate solely based on race, but I would not classify all or even most cops that way.

I do think cops (and our justice system in general) discriminates against the poor, which as a percentage, includes more blacks. If you are poor, you are more likely to live in an area with more crime, and more harrasment from police (due to the high crime). If you do get arrested for whatever offense, using an overworked public defender will likely result in a harsher punishment than you could have achieved if you could afford an attorney with the time to properly represent you.

There are going to be racists in every facet of life, including those in positions of authority. It does not make sense to stereotype all cops due to the bad apples.
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I don't think any discriminate *solely* based on race. All people, including all plice, are raised in a racist culture and have been infused with its racist attitudes and reactions; some police have accepted these attitudes to a larger degree than other police.

There is just as much crime in wealthier neighborhoods, but it tends to be of the sort that is harder to police (tax cheats, etc.).
 
I think there is, though it becomes this chicken or the egg argument where I don't know if it's due to crime being disproportionately higher in predominantly black neighborhoods or just because of institutional racism in the police force.
 
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