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Originally Posted by sheltiedave
There is no lack of eminently qualified black law enforcement officers in St. Louis county. This statement will be proved the day the FPD is disbanded.
Since Zeke has a hard time with statistics and comes out swinging blindly, the rate of self identified black households that own a car in ferguson is 32%. The rate of self identified white households that own a car is 84%. Even taken into account multiple vehicle ownership, there are more cars owned and driven by whites than blacks in Ferguson.
Looking at traffic stops, whites have a 26% higher incidence of contraband possession than blacks. Given that more whites drive cars in Ferguson than blacks, AND whites have a markedly higher rate of illegal contraband possession, one could reasonably expect similar rates for stops, arrests, and other police actions.
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I figure his works out to AT MOST 47% of the drivers in Ferguson being black. And the actual number is undoubtedly less, if one assumes more white households than black have more than one car driven.
47% or less of the cars, 90% of the tickets. But it makes sense if you note than none of the whites get tickets for 'driving while black.'