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hookrider, I agree, they wouldn't win. Two much is lined up against them. They could create a lot of
conflict in America though, if they decided to make a real fight of keeping Trump where he wants to be.

What percentage of military are black? Looks in 2017 roughly 30% of the women and 17% of the men ..
https://www.statista.com/statistics/214869/share-of-active-duty-enlisted-women-and-men-in-the-us-military/

In the police? A quick look gave me nothing. Only studies confirming the well know fact that blacks are targetted more than whites are.

21 more studies showing racial disparities in the criminal justice system


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By Radley Balko
Opinion writer
April 9, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. GMT+10

Last September, I put up a post listing more than 120 studies demonstrating racial bias in the criminal-justice system. The studies covered nearly every nook and cranny of our carceral system — from police to prosecutors to prisons; from misdemeanor offenses to the death penalty; from sentencing to parole; and from youth offenses to plea bargaining to clemency. The post also included nine studies I could find that suggested racial bias was not a factor in some part of the criminal-justice system,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/09/more-studies-showing-racial-disparities-criminal-justice-system/