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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Exactly right. This article is trying to foster a conclusion that is likely a non sequitur. I’ve only seen two situations that might apply here, but in both cases the black teenagers were much more aggressive than I would have expected. Indeed, I’m surprised that the two incidents I saw didn’t end up with someone getting tazed. If I was a cop, I sure would have.
Connecticut? Connecticut, no that CAN’T be why Connecticut is a liberal people’s paradise where things like this just don’t happen. Connecticut? just don’tr believe it.
Oh well. Go back to using the real thing, either that or wood shampoos. The whole purpose of stun guns was to have a non-lethal option. I guess some folks are never happy.
Wanna bet the conclusion was written a year before the study even started
OR the study shows that people of color are much more aggressive necessitating the use of the stun guns AND which also proves that police are MUCH more willing to use non-lethal force most probably to the detriment of their own safety
If the episodes of "Cops" are to be believed, it seems the standard response of many blacks stopped for traffic infractions is that it was because they were black. Nothing to do with expired license plates, tail lights out, headlights out, speeding, driving erratically, et cetera.
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