Cenk Uygur
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1/3 Of Black Kids Arrested In Major U.S. City
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October 4, 2015
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7:51Now Playing"A report on policing in Madison, Wisconsin revealed that officers in the city could be arresting nearly a third of black children between the ages of 10 and 17 each year.
In an article for Fusion, investigative reporter Cristina Costantini highlighted how a city which is considered to be one of the best places in the country for white children to grow up was also one of the worst places in the country for black children.
According to Costantini, Wisconsin is only second to Indiana, which has the highest arrest rates in the country for black kids. But Madison doubles Wisconsin’s arrest rate for black kids, making them eight times more likely to be arrested that white children."*
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Ana Kasparian (The Point) and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?!) hosts of The Young Turks discuss. Do you think this high a percentage of minority children get arrested where you live? Let us know in the comments.
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