To address the question “Is racial disparity in Boone County traffic stops cause for concern?,” Shawn Garrison (Today’s Question, Columbia Missourian, March 5, 2009) compares arrest rates in the black and Hispanic communities with those of the white community, quoting data published by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
LETTER: Racial issues run much deeper than statistical comparison
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 | 8:26 a.m. CDT;
updated 10:10 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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