In fact, it’s been a concern of the FBI for at least a decade. Exactly 10 years ago this week, the FBI warned of the potential consequences - including bias - of white supremacist groups infiltrating local and state law enforcement, indicating it was a significant threat to national security. “It is a narrative driven by video images of real misconduct, possible misconduct and perceived misconduct.”īut even if there aren’t hard statistics, the problem of racial bias among police isn’t new. “That is the narrative,” he told attendees of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. READ MORE: Column: White people don’t understand the trauma of viral police-killing videos Pointing to current public outrage over police killings of African-Americans, Comey said “the absence of good information” and data has aided in the growing belief that police officers target particular communities. In light of - or perhaps despite - the increased scrutiny, FBI director James Comey told police officers at a national conference last Sunday that because of insufficient data on use of force, “Americans actually have no idea” whether racial bias in policing is really an epidemic. From Freddie Gray in April 2015 to Deborah Danner - an “emotionally disturbed” woman fatally shot this week by an NYPD officer - protests around the country have forced many Americans to reassess how police engage with communities of color. Increased attention toward the killing of black men and women by police throughout the past year has ignited national conversations on racism and law enforcement.
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