White Americans are much more likely than black or Hispanic Americans to approve of the grand jury's decision to not indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson for the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown, according to a new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post. About 58 percent of white people polled approve of the grand jury decision, while 9 percent of black people and 32 percent of Hispanic people do.
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The racial divide found in the poll speaks to the racial disparities in the criminal justice system: both black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to be stopped or arrested by police than their white counterparts.
