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Hundreds of Milwaukee assault cases misreported, skewing city's crime rate numbers, by @bposton (http://t.co/w6hIw7bi) #MuckReads
Since 2009, Milwaukee police have misreported more than 500 incidents to the FBI as minor assaults – means that the city's reported decline in violent crime from 2010 to 2011 is actually a 1.1% increase. The police said statistical errors are common for any force, and that they'd look into the discrepancies.
One in three Native American women have been raped, or have experienced an attempted rape, according to the Justice Department. And though violence against women runs rampants on tribal grounds – nearly 12 times the national rate in some areas – reservations often aren't equipped with the legal and medical resources to support the victim.
"Honduran policemen pulled the triggers. But no one disputes that US forces were heavily involved in the raid..." http://t.co/KVWAWAsj
The U.S. has poured money into police and military forces to combat drug and gang-driven violence in Honduras. But on the ground, Hondurans say it's their corrupt regime – with the help of U.S. funds – that's really driving the drug problem. Several point to U.S. corporate and military interests as the real motivation for the aid.
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