http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/guard/ch2.htm (ultra long)

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/09/...anks-not-easy/ (not as long)

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_2211863...nority-numbers (close to home)

Decades long of "fuck the police" attitude seems to be at least ONE reason there aren't more minority officers.
Seems to me that this (Ferguson) is a situation that has turned more into ratings, media, and politics than actual facts. Either way this plays out its going to affirm the negative attitudes we all have towards whatever side we put ourselves against.
IMHO