Monday, May 7, 2007

civil rights lacking at the doj civil rights division

as if gonzo wasn't screwing up the doj enough, a new report has come out displaying the utter lack of diversity at the justice department's civil rights division. in the civil rights division's criminal section, only 2 of 50 lawyers are black...the same number as in 1978, when the total staff was less than half what it is now. the department's records across several divisions show few or no african-americans or hispanics being hired at all. minorities are more than twice as likely to leave or be passed over for management position. and on top of all that is this staggering statistic:

One Justice Department chart revealed that over a six-year period the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had referred 3,200 individual complaints of discrimination to the civil rights division for action. They have resulted in only six lawsuits for race discrimination.


6 out of 3200...that 0.1875% for y'all keeping score at home.

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