> It must also be mentioned, sadly, that data shows that shows that police profile racially despite it being illegal, including, sadly, judges, who seem to puni

> It must also be mentioned, sadly, that data shows that shows that police profile racially despite it being illegal, including, sadly, judges, who seem to punish minorities about whom there are negative stereotypes more harshly for similar crimes. It's more complicated than that. Slate Star Codex has the goods[1]. Basically, studies show that cops stop black people more often than white people, but it's unclear whether those extra stops are justified or not. It's hard to tease out the real data, as many of these studies are terribly designed. For example, some of them trusted criminals to be honest about their previous criminal behavior. Combine that with the media's tendency to misinterpret the results of studies[2], or even outright lie with statistics[3][4], and it can be easy to get a skewed view of things. :( 1. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/25/race-and-justice-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/25/race-and-justice-much-m... 2. http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/12/before-you-get-too-excited-about-that-github-study/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/12/before-you-get-too-exci... 3. http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/02/17/lies-damned-lies-and-social-media-part-5-of-%E2%88%9E/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/02/17/lies-damned-lies-and-so... 4. http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/29/fake-euthanasia-statistics/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/29/fake-euthanasia-statist...