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Editorial: Racial disparities in police stops are easier to find than to fix

Police command staff and officers salute during the national anthem for a Chicago Police Department graduation and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier on Oct. 20, 2021.

A disturbing new report from Chicago's top government oversight agency offers a painfully familiar conclusion: Blacks are much more likely to be stopped by police and subjected to use of force than any other racial or ethnic group, but evidence for pinning the blame specifically on racial bias remains unclear.

Similar findings led the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to sue the city

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