>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.