Minority leaders hope cultural advisory committee can help Dallas police force and its reputation

Jason Rice, says:

Yer makin' that up.

Jason Rice, says:

Shut up and write a check.

Colleen Walsh, says:

Do you think that maybe you feel under-represented because in the past our race has been over-represented? I mean, are you feeling under-represented or are you just feeling your privileges being taken away?

Travis Bush, says:

You know, we shouldn't have to teach our public servants how to treat people. I mean, how many of these monkeys go to church every Sunday, yet treat their fellow humans like crap when they put on the badge? Simpler yet, how about stricter hiring policies and some kind of test to see how new officers react around large groups of minorities, or different people?

One hopes this kind of advisory board helps, but I'm not holding my breath.

Colleen Walsh, says:

I don't believe police brutality is as big a problem for white people as it is for others. Also, when we get stopped for braking some traffic law or another, don't we get sent on our way with a stern warning half the time? My understanding is that this really doesn't happen for people other than the pasty kind.

Beyond that, if a police brutality tape against a white person made the news, the police officer would receive the kind of criminal charges that stick. Our voting base would not stand for it, because the voting base is mostly white.

Jason Rice, says:

underrepresented

Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of DPD:

* Male: 84%
* Female: 16%
* White: 63%
* African-American/Black: 21%
* Hispanic: 14%
* Asian: 1%
* Native American: 1%

since the population at large is

* Male: 49%
* Female: 51%
* White  54%    
* Hispanic  25.8%     
* African-American/Black:  13.6%    
* Asian  4.6%    
* One or more other Races   2.0%

While Whites are obviously over-represented by 16%, Blacks are over-represented by 54%. Males are of course heinously over represented by more than 70%.

I say let women and Hispanics have their day wearing bullet magnets. They will naturally be more even handed.

Jesus Valadez, says:

As a Mexican, I don't feel comfortable being in here.

continues to work on Differential Equations

Jesus Valadez, says:

OOO, I like white girls. I'm in!

Jason Rice, says:

Jesus - you got yours revoked. You're as bland as I am now.

Jason Rice, says:

Jesus in heels.

Let that just settle for a minute.

Jesus Valadez, says:

Can I still join the white girls group?

Jesus Valadez, says:

now, now don't start getting all shy on me

Travis Bush, says:

That aint the Jesus I know....

Jason Rice, says:

He's obviously going through a lot of changes right now. All we can do is be there for him.

Colleen Walsh, says:

You guys know that half the Latinos booked into jail are booked in under "white", right?

Don't believe me, go to Dallas County jail look-up and put in any random letter in the first and last name slot, no birthday is needed, pick a gender, and alternate between the race choices: Hispanic and Nonhispanic.

Jason Rice, says:

So there I am OVER-represented again! (I'm trying like crazy to give this stuff away)

Jesus Valadez, says:

When I was enlisting, I had to pick White and later Hispanic. I'm so confused to what I am now.

Travis Bush, says:

WTF ever happened to rezzing on Sunday and STFUing till then? Huh? Tell me that water into wine punk!

Jason Rice, says:

JV - no brainer.
Hispanic sells.

Scott Doyle, says:

lol my group gets hate-sticked more often than urs!

Colleen, are you a self-hating white or something?

Our voting base would not stand for it, because the voting base is mostly white.

You realize Texas has been <a href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/204440/texas_becomes_a_majorityminority_state/">considered a majority-minority state</a> for some time, right? And apparently <a href="http://rtoonline.com/Content/Article/aug08/MajorityMinorityUsCounties080708.asp">it's been said</a> you can narrow that down to Dallas County just the same.

2nd link is a rent-to-own industry news site, btw, which made me laugh uncontrollably for a bit. Regardless, I'd take its credibility over the comment of a self-hating white any day.

If you really want to throw yourself into their shoes as a minority, you could always move to El Paso!

Jason Rice, says:

::move to El Paso!

Or shop where I do.

::over the comment of a self-hating white
That's another good indicator JV. If you want to spend life wallowing in guilt guided and aided in self loathing by media on every side, that's the way to go. If you're more interested in small business loans, grants, carefully managed and directed municipal contracts, scholarships and being the demographic darling of Madison Avenue for the next decade, then I'd leverage that name of yours a lot.

WWCCD? -cho just plain rocks.

Scott Doyle, says:

Do you buy groceries at <a href="http://www.fiestamart.com/">Fiesta Mart</a> or something?

Btw, since I went there, just so you know that I'm an equal-opportunity grocery offender...I've needed groceries for about a week now, but waited until today and shopped at the <a href="http://www.locatekosher.com/node/252">kosher Tom Thumb</a> at Preston and Forest. Was basically hoping a lot of the Jewish community also waited until Easter so they could avoid everyone who may or may not despise them.

Decent amount of yarmulkes, but not nearly what I was anticipating. The best laid plans...

Jason Rice, says:

ScoDo cruisin' produce aisles for Jewish dudes....

I'm just not feeling up to this line of questions.

Bud, They are mid-Passover. The swarms happened Wednesday. And I really don't think we Gentiles intimidate them even a teensy bit since Spielberg's Munich - even on a Triple Coupon Wednesday.

Travis Bush, says:

Jason..one can only imagine the muzak.."Matzah, Matzah, Matzah man..I gotta be a Matzah man.."

Jason Rice, says:

Tangentially related... but now mandatory pop-culture viewing.

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Scott Doyle, says:

You're telling me Jewish peeps don't buy food throughout Passover? Are you denying Easter being an opportune time?!

Dunno, just something that popped in my head and thought I'd scope out. Don't judge my sociology experiment!

Store definitely had more peeps in general than I anticipated. Definitely didn't think I'd have to wait in line at the register. Pretty disappointing Easter trip to the market all around, come to think of it. :(

Colleen Walsh, says:

The Tom Thumb by UTD has a Kosher section which contains my ultimate meal: bouillon-free vegetarian ramen! I love them for that. Otherwise, the store is a little over-priced.

To the topic... No, I do not hate white people. Some of my best friends are white...j/k. It's just that I try to keep my eyes open and if you really do, the truth is that white people really have a lot of privilege. This privilege is slowly eroding as our minority populations find their voices and we will slowly find our authorities behaving more fairly. Fairness will probably lead white people to believe the police have become less forgiving, but I have a hard time seeing how this is a bad thing. Three year-olds only notice unfairness and discrimination when it's against them. Adults should be able to see it when someone else is getting the shaft.

Travis Bush, says:

Try getting pulled over in my vehicle!

Jason Rice, says:

::The Tom Thumb by UTD

explained

Scott Doyle, says:

Colleen, self-hating white and simply hating whites altogether is a bit different, but whatevs.

Seems contradictory to think any kind of true equality will result from playing the race card every chance you get (apparently it's becoming more and more unjustified, [insert comment about our having a <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/apr/13/president-barack-obama-got-his-dog-north-texas/">black pres</a>]). Always looking out for ol' numero uno isn't exactly the path, anyways. Just as being entirely selfless probably won't get us there either.