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Heres the highlights for you: President Barack Obama called for Monday $75 million to equip 50,000 police officers across the nation with body cameras intended to track their interactions with civilians. The budget for the body cameras, announced during a day of meetings with civil rights leaders and members of law enforcement, is part of a three-year, $263 million initiative on police reform that would also expand training for law enforcement. The White House also is working on an executive order to change the review process under which military-grade equipment is given to local police departments and require new standards for their supervision. A black person is four times more likely to be arrested for having marijuana than a white person, despite using the drug at similar rates. Young black males are 21 times more likely to be shot dead by police than their white peers. The United States incarcerates its minorities at a greater rate than any other country in the world, including South Africa under apartheid. Baby steps.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:04:18 +0000

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