Hi, Ake-

There are proportionally more blacks taken into custody than white people - far more. So there's no doubt that there is racism in the criminal justice process in the U.S. Still, there has been a "jump on the bandwagon" effect that has taken place since the violence in Ferguson, Missouri. Some (far too many) of the charges of police racism are legitimate, but there are a good number of "jump on the bandwagon" charges that undermine the credibility of the legitimate complaints. I think the Bland case is on the less-than-credible side, and the screaming about it really hurts the legitimate complaints.

-Joe-