What about the fact that 83 percent of deaths from opioid ODs in Massachusetts are white? Isn't that actionable? Why no lawsuit at the MCAD against the drug dealers? Why are they above the laws?
[From article]
The second request was made late last year pertaining to the demographic make-up of BPD’s current police recruiting class, the group said in a statement.
“To be accountable to the community, the Boston Police Department must be transparent,” said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of the lawyers’ committee, in the statement. “Diversity and community representation in the police force is a critical issue, and the public has a right to know the impact of BPD’s employment practices on Blacks, Latinos, and other minority groups.”
Espinoza-Madrigal said state public records law requires government agencies to provide access to public records within 10 days of a request
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/01/activists_sue_bpd_to_get_drug_records
Activists sue BPD to get drug records
Antonio Planas
Friday, January 22, 2016
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Sounds like disparate impact of drug dealer sales. Are they targeting white males? Are the drug dealers racists? 16 percent of the world population is white. That means an outrageous disproportionate effect of opioid abuses, finding that 75 percent of white men are affected by ODs.
[From article]
White males aged 25 to 44 have been hit the hardest by the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, and the number of overdoses continues to climb, according to new data released by the state Department of Public Health.
For the first time ever, DPH released information on the demographics of those dying of overdoses across the state, finding that three quarters of those affected by ODs fall into the above category.
The new data included updated numbers for 2014, confirming that the number of accidental overdose deaths in 2014 was 1,099
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2016/01/opioid_ods_climbing_hitting_white_males_hardest
Opioid ODs climbing, hitting white males hardest
Lindsay Kalter
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Sounds like disparate impact of drug dealer sales. Are they targeting white males? Are the drug dealers racists? 16 percent of the world population is white. That means an outrageous disproportionate effect of opioid abuses, finding that 75 percent of white men are affected by ODs.
[From article]
White males aged 25 to 44 have been hit the hardest by the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, and the number of overdoses continues to climb, according to new data released by the state Department of Public Health.
For the first time ever, DPH released information on the demographics of those dying of overdoses across the state, finding that three quarters of those affected by ODs fall into the above category.
The new data included updated numbers for 2014, confirming that the number of accidental overdose deaths in 2014 was 1,099
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2016/01/opioid_ods_climbing_hitting_white_males_hardest
Opioid ODs climbing, hitting white males hardest
Lindsay Kalter
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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