Tensions peaked when the Austin American-Statesman ran a series
of articles earlier this year that reported that between 1998 and 2003,
police were twice as likely to use force against blacks as against
whites. They were 25 percent more likely to use force against Hispanics
than against whites. During that period, police used deadly force
against 11 people. All but one were minorities. [more]
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