raised questions about 20-year-old domestic violence allegations. Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long, who is white, is leading the department while lawyers investigate the allegations.
The city has taken steps in recent years aimed at addressing the issue, like reinstating a cadet program in order to get a more diverse pool of officer candidates. In December, the city council passed a measure to give a hiring preference to Boston high school graduates in the hopes of boosting diversity. But the proposal still needs to be approved by state lawmakers.
“We would like more change but we are happy with our progress and the incremental changes that have been made thus far. But we are not done,” Gaskins said. A spokesman for Mayor Marty Walsh, Nick Martin, declined to comment on the case because it is ongoing. But Martin said the mayor, who's been tapped to be President Joe Biden's labor secretary, worked diligently with Gross to work toward diversifying the police force.
WBUR You 'reporters' have trouble reading statistics. 45% White (Non-Hispanic) + White (Hispanic) (8.06%) =53% white citizens policed by a 65% white police force. NOT A HUGE DISPARITY. ~13% difference!! But everything is about race over at NPR. RaceBaiting divisive narrative
WBUR Duh
WBUR Why would AA’s want to be part of a police force that’s systematically racist against their own people?
WBUR They did what they said. They look like the people that they actually serve. WOKE yet?
WBUR 'Diversity' means nothing if the brown cops are boolay bootlicks for 'white' supremacy.
WBUR You can make the police dept. as 'diverse' as you want and have brown folks who carry the water for 'white' supremacy be even racist than the already racist police dept.
WBUR Are they turning blacks away or are they not applying.
WBUR How can you expect city leaders to make ppl apply for hard jobs they don't want? Do you want to be a cop at 40 years of age?
WBUR oh, no that's accurate. The community the department serves is rich and white. Not an accident it has not changed. They don't actually see they have a problem - just another 'mission accomplished' badge. Blind but not color blind.
WBUR You can’t make people want to be police.
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WBUR This is divisive and deceitful. 2020 showed 65% of Boston police were white while 52% of residents were white. Not sure if you actually read the article you shared, but they’ve also made changes that has increased the number of minority cadets.
WBUR Well, you know, these things take time....
WBUR Lol 😂 incompetence or lack of will 🤷🏻♀️ two decades is a while two centuries is an even longer while
WBUR How are they going to have Klan meetings when there are black cops in the room?
WBUR Gotta tell ya, spent my first 20 yrs in Boston, and almost 40 yrs later, looks a lot like I left it. Smh.
WBUR Because they are liars
WBUR You need to tell them.
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