Was he following orders from above that prevented him from doing his job is still something to consider?
I suspect you are onto something - ‘orders from above.’ They were not to arrest black males and I suspect there were other favored colors/ genders, so as to make their statistics look better. This way they could get government grants. Thanks Obama - you doled out money to get the results you wanted. Just like the Global Warming grants - ONLY those who toe the line get the money. If this is the mandate - GET BETTER STATS - then that comes from the top, imho.