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You are assuming in this case that the young man in this case has access to the banking tools that you do, which is a big assumption. Poor and minority populati
by wadetandy 11y ago
You are assuming in this case that the young man in this case has access to the banking tools that you do, which is a big assumption. Poor and minority populations are less likely to have bank accounts, and more likely to keep their savings in cash[1]. Combine that with the fact that he was more likely to be stopped for being black in the first place and you have a recipe for abuse.
1. https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/2012_unbankedreport.pdfhttps://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/2012_unbankedreport.pdf https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/2012_unbankedreport.pdf...
- protomyth 11y agoYep. Go to the local Walmart and see how many people use their check cashing, money orders, bill paying, and debit cards. Heck, I use one of their Bluebird AmeEx cards for a lot of online bills. Its more convenient than my bank to throw a twenty on to pay for Netflix.