The conservative figurehead blamed the 2016 Milwaukee uprising on “father-absent homes” and faced criticism for a death and alleged sexual assaults in his jails.
“Data reflect that…Black drivers citywide were seven times more likely—and that Hispanic drivers were five times more likely—to be targeted for a traffic stop than white drivers.”
In mid-August Milwaukee experienced several days of unrest due to the police killing of 23-year-old Sylville Smith. Here, community leaders reflect on the before and after.
He also cited “failed liberal urban policies” and “questionable lifestyle choices” for the protests that erupted after a police officer killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith.
The Department of Justice said there wasn’t enough evidence to prove that the officer intended to break the law when he shot and killed the 31-year-old black man.
After a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in front of his Milwaukee home last month, police forced his grieving mother to sit in a squad car for more than an hour rather than let her hold her dying son or join him at the hospital.
Black Milwaukee drivers are seven times more likely to be stopped by city police as a white driver. Eventhough police found contraband items in searches involving black drivers at the same rate as whites.
