02-03-2015 19:24 via thestranger.com

Washington Republican: Poor, "Colored" People Are More Likely to Commit Crimes

Representative Jim Honeyford: "I said the poor are more likely to commit crimes, and, uh, colored most likely to be poor." Wa.gov
During a committee hearing last Thursday, Republicans in the Washington State Senate had a really hard time wrapping their heads around a proposal that would require the state to carry out racial impact statements on legislation when requested by lawmakers.
What's a racial impact statement? It's an assessment of whether something will a
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