The NY Civil Liberties Union analyzed NYPD data that raise serious questions about police shooting practices and about the lack of racial diversity in the NYPD’s leadership.
Some "highlights" include:
• Over the past two years, 90% of the people shot at by the NYPD were Black or Latino.
• 85% of leadership positions in the NYPD are held by white males
• In 77% of the incidents where officers shot at civilians, the police were the only ones shooting (see Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo, etc).
Read the NYCLU report and download the NYPD reports here:
http://www.nyclu.org/node/1756
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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