Harvard study: Millennials believe US justice system unfair

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press, via WTOP

By PHILIP MARCELO April 29, 2015 11:31 am

BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University survey released Wednesday found that nearly one in two millennials believe America’s criminal justice system is unfair and few believe protests triggered by the killings of black men at the hands of police will make a significant difference.

The findings, from a survey of 18-to-29-year-olds conducted from March 18 to April 1, come as anger over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who suffered a spinal cord injury in police custody, turned violent this week.

Rioters looted and burned businesses in the Maryland city and clashed with police after Gray’s funeral Monday, prompting Gov. Larry Hogan to deploy the National Guard. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake imposed a weeklong curfew.

John Della Volpe, director of polling at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, said the findings suggest young people are genuinely interested in seeing real change in the criminal justice system — not just rhetoric. ... “What I think they’re asking us through this data is to have a meaningful, non-ideological conversation about this,” he said. “Even before the violence in Baltimore, you only had a minority of 18-to-29-year-olds believing the protests would create change.”

Read more: http://wtop.com/politics/2015/04/harvard-study-millennials-believe-us-justice-system-unfair/

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I'll link to that study directly, just as soon as I figure out how to spell "Harvard."

ETA, Thursday: why, it's just the same spelling as on those bed frames they make. I feel so stoopid.

Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) Spring Survey

[bravenak]

1. We can see that protests obviously don't work.

If they did then we would never have gotten here.

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. and Milleninials ALSO support Hillary Clinton!

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-29/millennials-favor-hillary-clinton-in-harvard-poll

[sakabatou]

4. Not neccessarily.

Some of us are still waiting to see who puts his or her hat in the ring.

[VanillaRhapsody]

5. Yeah according to polls they do

You might just be an outliar..

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-29/millennials-favor-hillary-clinton-in-harvard-poll

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. Fewer than half of likely Dem primary voter milennials said they favored her.

"Still, she's overwhelmingly favored among young adults who identified themselves as likely or potential Democratic primary voters, with 47 percent saying they plan to back the former secretary of state."

She's well ahead of Biden, Warren, or anybody else, but it looks like she still has some work to do.

[VanillaRhapsody]

7. fewer than half by three whole points...way to parse words...

considering the entire rest of the Democratic Party!!!

LMAO!!!

Looks to me like anyone ELSE has THIER work cut out for THEM!!!

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. It is what it is.

[VanillaRhapsody]

10. Yeah...it most certainly IS....

Whatever gets you through the night I suppose!

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. And you.

[VanillaRhapsody]

12. the truth gets me through the night....I don't have to make stuff up!

[apnu]

3. This GenX'er says they are correct.

The justice system is unfair.

And the protests won't change anything until those protests start causing significant discomfort to the ruling class, and/or the protests bring a change in local elected politicians who give a fuck about their actual constituents instead of their zombie lords with money.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. Just millennials? Any one with a functioning brain! I'm a baby boomer and I KNOW it's unfair!