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“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”

@sneak Black and Muslim people are overrepresented in the UK prison system. Says a lot.
@thatbrickster @sneak black ppl r 20x more likely to be stopped by UK police
@kallisti Black officers are more likely to face misconduct charges.

@sneak
@thatbrickster @sneak do u think thats bcos they do worse things or are under more scrutiny
@thatbrickster @sneak the issue with unreported crimes is exactly that; theyre unreported
@kallisti I have nothing on hand to prove either of those propositions. If I were a betting man, I'd say there's a case for both.

On the contrary, the majority of public complaints were made against police officers and staff from white backgrounds. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-misconduct-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2021/police-misconduct-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2021

@sneak
@chjara Absolutely nothing. I'm not going to imply anything since it's not a topic I understand well outside of partisan talking points.

@kallisti @sneak
@sneak Right, you meant the other one.

Black people make up 12% (3% of population) and Muslims make up 17% (4% of pop) within England and Wales. If it makes you feel any better, those of no religion are overrepresented as well.
https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN04334/SN04334.pdf

@chjara @kallisti
@MischievousTomato Not much reported since a few years ago, same goes for honour killings and FGM. Doesn't mean it's not happening though.
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