I was sort of trolling, but this does sort of get to the heart of the issue. Stop and frisk is sort of a shitty policy in my opinion because even if it were li

I was sort of trolling, but this does sort of get to the heart of the issue. Stop and frisk is sort of a shitty policy in my opinion because even if it were limited to weapons, some people may be carrying them to defend themselves. Laws against this are really shitty if you were to place yourself in the shoes of someone who is at constant risk of violence and just wants to defend themselves. If someone intends to harm you with a weapon, there’s little chance the police are going to intervene in the situation in time. But outside of stop and frisk and just looking at policing in general, enforcing laws against nonviolent actions while you’re in areas allegedly because you’re trying to prevent violent crime is a huge driver of the disproportionate convictions of minorities. In my opinion, reducing police presence in violent areas is one of the worst solutions to this problem. That shows disregard for the people living there, regardless of how they may feel about the police. Reforming dumb laws that are getting relatively innocent people prison time would be far better. We need to have laws that allow police to be effective in combating violence without harming the entire area they’re policing with frivolous laws.