Race and Drug Arrests: Another Big Lie

Jared Taylor, editor of American Renaissance, demolishes the claim that police unfairly target blacks for drug arrests. Scholarly research suggests blacks are much more likely than whites to lie about illegal drug use, and they are 3.5 times more likely to be admitted to emergency rooms because of illegal drug use. Police are arresting offenders regardless of race.

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