@wehav wrote:
Those white guys weren't arrested because they were white. Those black people were because they were black.
That is a point that was made in a report on schools in your country I read a while ago.
It cited the number of 'blacks' in the school compared to 'whites' and then pointed out how 'blacks' were suspended at rates much higher than 'whites'.
This went right down to the youngest grades and included girls as well as boys.
I think it aso noted that 'blacks' were much more likely to be referrd to the police for action compared to 'whites' who were usually dealt with in the principles office.
This was a report by an education department not an outside agency who might have had an agenda.
It also spoke of discrimination in many things in schools from access to special training and classes to expectations of students.
So while many would like to ignore it discrimination is the root cause of many problems like the protests and riots in Missouri.
I think I read where the police department there had 3 officers of colour on its force.
Do you suppose that is even close to the % of coloured people in the area?
