November 30th 2014
The data in Sunday's AJC on the Atlanta Metro Area
arrest rate of blacks and whites is compelling evidence of a
truly major issue in our society. This needs immediate attention. Not just
speeches, homilies, hand wringing, and endless committee meetings, but a real
priority effort to root out this evil in our midst. How could we have let this
problem grow to such an extent when our very own recent history should have
shown us the perils of racism and prejudice? This is not just a black problem,
or a police problem, this is a problem for all who live here and unless we
solve it, this cancer will consume us.
I was shocked to see numbers that make no sense whatsoever given
our demography. My own city, Roswell, a seemingly model living environment, has
a black arrest rate of almost five times that of whites. How can we live with
that when black people only make up 12% of our population? This needs to be the
number one priority on our mayor's plate, and also all the other elected
officials at city, county, and state level. Shame on us Atlanta if we turn our
back on this suffering.
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