'Racist' LA police dogs only bite Latinos and African-Americans... -
A new report on the Canine Special Detail of the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) shows that police dogs bite a disproportionately large number of minority suspects.
According to the Police Assessment Resource Centre (PARC) report, the number of Latino people bitten by LASD dogs went up 30 per cent between 2004 and 2012 and the number of African Americans bitten rose 33 per cent.
Most disturbingly, for the first half of 2013 100 per cent of individuals bitten by LASD dogs have been black or Latino.
PARC is a non-profit devoted to 'advancing effective, respectful and publicly accountable policing.'
The report's writers say the 2013 statistics for police dog bites to minorities is 'a troubling and unacceptable figure.'
Also noted by the report is the low or non-existent incidence of dog bites in affluent areas with smaller minority populations.
'Crime rates are lower in these areas, but the stark disparity leads us to wonder why canine deployments seem to occur disproportionately in less affluent areas with larger minority populations,' stated the report.
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A new report on the Canine Special Detail of the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) shows that police dogs bite a disproportionately large number of minority suspects.
According to the Police Assessment Resource Centre (PARC) report, the number of Latino people bitten by LASD dogs went up 30 per cent between 2004 and 2012 and the number of African Americans bitten rose 33 per cent.
Most disturbingly, for the first half of 2013 100 per cent of individuals bitten by LASD dogs have been black or Latino.
PARC is a non-profit devoted to 'advancing effective, respectful and publicly accountable policing.'
The report's writers say the 2013 statistics for police dog bites to minorities is 'a troubling and unacceptable figure.'
Also noted by the report is the low or non-existent incidence of dog bites in affluent areas with smaller minority populations.
'Crime rates are lower in these areas, but the stark disparity leads us to wonder why canine deployments seem to occur disproportionately in less affluent areas with larger minority populations,' stated the report.
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" but the stark disparity leads us to wonder why canine deployments seem to occur disproportionately in less affluent areas with larger minority populations,' stated the report"
ReplyDeleteBecause that is where the crime yes dude