Tune in to @kojoshow now for @ChiefNewsham and @kenyanmcduffie discussing the detailed stop data @DCPoliceDept released for the first time this week. Tweets to follow.
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"We have to read beyond the headlines," says Newsham about the data showing that most stops are of African Americans. "We have the data, it gives us a unique opportunity to move forward in a collaborative way on how stops should be."
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Newsham says time of year, time of day and location of stops should factor into how people judge whether the police stops are discriminatory or not.
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"When we get lookouts for violent crime, 87% are for African Americans," says Newsham. (A lookout is when a victim provides description of suspect.) Also adds that 87% of arrests for violent crime are African American, 95% of homicide suspects. "That's context you can't ignore."
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"This [data] is extremely helpful. Bit I don't think it should dissuade us from doing what's necessary to keep our city safe," says Newsham.
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"They don't have 100% certainty there is a weapon," says Newsham of officers conducting a frisk of a person. But he says the practice is still necessary.
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Newsham has strong words for
@wusa9 reporter@EricFlackTV, who has reported extensively on stop-and-frisk in D.C., saying he "purposely misleads the public." Newsham also says he won't deal with him.Show this thread
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