Pot Arrests For African-Americans In L.A. County More Than Four Times That Of Whites
source: http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/marijuana/blacks-marijuana-arrests/
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A look at booking stats for California's 25 most-populated areas finds that in Los Angeles County African-Americans have a marijuana-possession arrest rate that's 332 percent higher than that for whites.
The report, "Targeting Blacks For Marijuana," was released this week and found that across those 25 largest counties the pot-holding arrest rate for blacks was often at least double that of whites despite evidence that indicates African-Americans use cannabis at a lower rate. In L.A. County the percentage was more than quadruple.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/marijuana/blacks-marijuana-arrests/
The report, "Targeting Blacks For Marijuana," was released this week and found that across those 25 largest counties the pot-holding arrest rate for blacks was often at least double that of whites despite evidence that indicates African-Americans use cannabis at a lower rate. In L.A. County the percentage was more than quadruple.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/marijuana/blacks-marijuana-arrests/
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Omnomynous
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What drug war racist?
I'd bet it's also used as a from of class warfare.
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