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Topic subjecti'm a strong believer in representative bureaucracy
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12671564, i'm a strong believer in representative bureaucracy
Posted by Jay Doz, Wed Dec-10-14 02:01 PM
but i also recognize that that's not the end-all, be-all

Atlanta has one of the smallest racial gaps in the country wrt to black population vs. the racial composition of the police force

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/03/us/the-race-gap-in-americas-police-departments.html?_r=0

yet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Johnston_shooting

the blue line is a powerful force that's ultra resistant to cooptation. demographics won't change anything if LE agencies continue to operate in silos far removed from the civic process.