Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Our Racist Drug War

This shouldn't come as a surprise, but here it is in black and white (pun kind of intended, I guess):
WASHINGTON — Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.
Post racial america, everyone!

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