See a story at the website of Baltimore station WBAL TV on difficulties their police have in recruiting black cops. Under grilling they admit that 63% of city residents are black while only 39% of their officers are black. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
A more reasonable question would be what percentage of Baltimorean residents of any color meet the minimum requirements to be considered for a job with the force? Minors, drug users, convicted felons, the physically and mentally handicapped, high school dropouts, the elderly, and the insane are all ineligible for this stressful job, I hope you'll agree. I'd want to know what percentage of that remainder is black.
I'll bet they have done a great job of recruiting this remainder, particularly since the popo aren't well-loved in the black community. If you were a healthy young black adult with a high school diploma and a clean criminal record, would you choose a police career? Odds are you would not.
