Posted on 01/27/2016 12:38:54 PM PST by Olog-hai
Connecticut officers who drew their stun guns on the job last year were more likely to fire when the suspect was black or Hispanic, according to a first-of-its-kind set of statistics that could stoke the nation's debate over race and police use of force.
The raw, preliminary data was obtained by The Associated Press ahead of an official analysis expected in the coming weeks. While police and state officials cautioned against passing judgment until then, at least one criminal justice expert said he would not be surprised to see similar findings elsewhere around the country.
Some civil rights groups said the statistics confirm what they suspected for years.
"We feel we're vindicated," said Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches. "The NAACP has huge issues with how law enforcement use Tasers in communities across our state. We get a lot of complaints." ...
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I couldn’t be because minorities are more combative when the police are involved.
Liberals simultaneously believe that cops are racist murders and that only cops should guns.
Watch an episode of “Cops” - they are pretty indiscriminate when it comes to taser usage. The last rerun I saw had a white guy squealing like a piglet while being zapped - and he asked for it.
In fairness to the police they’re more likely to need a Taser when the person they encounter is black or Hispanic.
The question isn’t how many times a racial group got Tasered, the question is whether or not the individual use of the Taser was justifiable.
But common sense has been replaced by racial politics so...
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Connecticut indicts GOD for causing racial disparity in America.
It’s time for Pillow Fights!!!
Could it possibly be that certain ethnic groups resist arrest more than others?
Racial Disparities Seen In NBA!
In 2013, 44 percent of cop killers were white, 37 percent were black and 11 percent were Hispanic. 70% percent of America is white. You do the math.
Fifty kilovolts is going to hurt, no matter what amperage results.
If your group commits more crimes, you will have more contact with cops. If your group tends to argue and resist, you will get tazed more.
The important thing is to find out if the yutes were hate-zapped.
I thought they didn’t want the cops to shoot them.
Remember how traffic cops were racist because more blacks got tickets than whites.
Turns out it's because blacks speed a lot more and a lot faster than whites.
The Racial Profiling Myth Debunked
Who would have thunk it?
Microagression in not allowed in Connecticut.
Liberals won’t accept the fact that certain minorities are more aggressive towards police.
We get a lot of complaints about Whites being attacked in the knockout “game.”
Yes t does...we have to take a hit before we can carry them...longest five seconds ever...
And I would like to see the internals of this... There is a ton of variables ...size of officer, number of officers, compliance of suspect...it goes on
Liberals will try to suppress that fact, as part of their quest for greater power/control.
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