A depressing story from the Virginia-Pilot:

“In February, the Justice Department sent a letter to Virginia Beach, concluding that the Beach Police Department has ‘engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination’ against black and Hispanics applicants.
“The only evidence cited were results of a math exam given to all police recruits. It showed a wide gap between the passing rates for white applicants and the passing rates for black and Hispanics.
“About 85 percent of white applicants passed the math test from 2002 to mid-2005, compared with 59 percent of blacks and 66 percent of Hispanics.”