Re:Abandoned rape kits identify over 800 serial rapists in o...
by lsaferite on Monday December 18, 2017 @10:48PM
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Looking where I live on that map is disturbing. There are two jails near me and they are practically 100% green. :(
Re:Abandoned rape kits identify over 800 serial rapists in o...
by sangnoir on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:47AM
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> It's completely believable to me that a random, non-discriminatory processing of rape kits would result in 86% of untested kits coming from people of color on that map.
While you're couching this as hypothetical - this is in direct contradiction to what the prosecutor said as well as her experiences.
Check it out at the Dot Project (turn on the overlay in the lower left).
https://demographics.virginia.edu/DotMap/index.html
That line between green and blue between Warren and Detroit is 8 Mile Road, and yes the split between the south and north sides really is that stark.
Wayne County extends west to Livonia and Plymouth, which is a white, affluent, low-crime area. And south through a lot of other white suburbs.
It's completely believable to me that a random, non-discriminatory processing of rape kits would result in 86% of untested kits coming from people of color on that map.