By Calling Ferguson PD Racist, Holder Cites 'Disparate Impact'

In law, discrimination may be proven by something called "disparate impact".   What disparate impact really means is that if a minority is x-percent of the population, then, any percent of arrest activity "above" that x-percentage is disproportionate and racially biased.  Thus, in the Department of Justice's Report on Ferguson, Attorney General Eric Holder claims that the police department is racist because, while blacks "only" make up 67% of the population of Ferguson, they are involved in 85% of the traffic stops and 93% of all arrests. Therefore, in accordance with the concept of disparate impact, the predominately white police force must be racist.

The problem with the concept of "disparate impact" is that it fails statistically; especially when it comes to the black community.  Blacks, as a whole, makeup 13.2% of our entire population.  Yet, according to Eric Holder's own FBI reports, they commit 49.4% of all murders in this country.  54% of all robberies.  32% of all forcible rapes and, the list goes on.  In addition, blacks makeup 34% of all gangs.

What really matters is whether or not the 85% of traffic stops and 93% arrest rates are justified.  Something that Holder and his gang of attorneys don't seem to want to prove with these top line statistics.  If, in fact, the high arrest rate produces few convictions, then there is truly racial bias.  Or, if too many of the traffic stops weren't justified then, that too, proves racial bias. So, where is that data?

To call the Ferguson Police racist because blacks disproportionately commit crimes is a crime in itself.  If Holder and Obama want to see less black arrests and traffic stops then work on the black community -- not the cops --  to reduce black arrests.  Blaming white cops for the high number of black arrests is a form of political subterfuge of the worst kind; and, it does nothing to solve the high crime rates among blacks in this country. 

References:

Racial disparities in stops and arrests conducted by the Ferguson police department: http://documents.latimes.com/racial-disparities-stops-and-arrests-conducted-ferguson-police-department/

Holder Frames Ferguson PD For Racism Using Bogus 'Disparate Impact' Stats: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/030515-742174-holder-frames-ferguson-pd-with-bogus-stats.htm

Disparate Impact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact

USA Quick Facts: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

TABLE 43a: FBI Crime Statistics By Race: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/43tabledatadecoverviewpdf

Gangs in the U.S.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_in_the_United_States

The False Narrative That The "Hands up...Don't Shoot" Protesters Are Perpetuating

Nazi propagandist, Joseph Goebbels, once said: "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."  I believe that is what is happening as a result of irresponsible black leadership and the "Hands up...Don't Shoot" protests.

In a recent CBS poll, 74% of blacks and 28% of whites believe the police in this country are "too quick to use deadly force".  The problem with that belief is that the statistics don't support it.

Last year there were exactly 320 officer involved killings.  This out of an estimated 13+ million arrests (data estimated because the latest FBI arrest statistics are for 2010).  That's one shooting death for every 40,600 arrests.  Not nearly solid proof that cops are "too quick to use deadly force." At the same time, 105 police officers were killed in 2013.  So, in essence, for every 3 civilian shooting deaths, one officer is killed each year. 

The protests, mostly organized by Al Sharpton, are irresponsible and based on a huge exaggeration of a statistically rare occurrence.  It is even more irresponsible for members of Congress on the House floor, and for their staffers to stand on the Congressional steps with their hands in the air in order to perpetuate the lie.  Worst of all is having America's top cop Eric Holder, and his boss Barack Obama, and the Mayor of America's Largest city Bill DeBlasio, and strengthening and supporting the fantasy.

I don't know what these protestors expect to accomplish, but one thing is sure, they are damaging the character and reputation of our police forces.  Police, who day after day, risk their lives to protect us all.

References:

Joseph Goebbels On the "Big Lie" | Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/goebbelslie.html

Police Too Quick To Use Deadly Force: http://www.pollingreport.com/images/CBS141214.GIF

 List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2013: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States,_2013

FBI Statistics: Crime in the United States: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/persons-arrested

Honoring Officers Killed in 2013: http://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2013

Four Members of Congress Put Their Hands Up in Solidarity With Ferguson Protesters, None Voted to Limit Police Militarization: http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/02/four-members-of-congress-put-their-hands

U.S. Capitol Staffers Raise Hand For Ferguson: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/226862-congressional-staff-walk-out-over-brown-garner-decisions