Cost to the taxpayers: $4.75 million.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it will begin collecting data on stops, searches and arrests made in five U.S. cities to weed out possible racial biases within the criminal justice system.

Later this year, a $4.75 million federal grant will be awarded to recipients who compete for the funds to work with their local law enforcement to analyze arrest data and find ways to reduce any biases they find, particularly toward young minority men.

Black men were six times more likely, and Latino men were 2.5 times more likely, to be imprisoned than white men in 2012, according to Justice Department data.

Attorney General Eric Holder said the data collection effort is in response to President Barack Obama’s call for better relations between law enforcement and young men of color following the “not guilty” verdict in the shooting death of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

“Racial disparities contribute to tension in our nation generally and within communities of color specifically, and tend to breed resentment towards law enforcement that is counterproductive to the goal of reducing crime,” Holder said in a video address released Monday.

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Black men were six times more likely, and Latino men were 2.5 times more likely, to be imprisoned than white men in 2012, according to Justice Department data.

Could it be they are 6x and 2.5x respectively more likely to commit a crime which results in imprisonment?

Crimes need to be proportional to the racial makeup of society. To achieve that end, we need to create a national database that can be referenced by criminals. Bascially, it will say something to the effect that "The next crime needs to be committed by a member of {insert racial/ethnic group here}.

That should make Mr. Holder happy. Right?

(or are racists EVER happy?)

MAKE IT STOP!