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target PoC disproportionately. But what would be the purpose of it? Are you saying LAPD wants to put all black people in cages and then enjoy life in a city ma

target PoC disproportionately. But what would be the purpose of it? Are you saying LAPD wants to put all black people in cages and then enjoy life in a city made exclusively of white (and chinese and indians)? Or they simply enjoy being dickheads and stop-and-frisking people?

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>But what would be the purpose of it? Are you saying LAPD wants to put all black people in cages and then enjoy life in a city made exclusively of white (and chinese and indians)? It's mostly not about the fact that they're minorities. Ppeople have the misfortune of living in places with high enough population density to support this kind of policing just happen to be mostly minorities. The people pushing for Orwellian surveillance and policing of the inner city would be happy to expand it to the land of trees and double wide trailers were that practical to do so within current budgets. I'm sure there's some racists here and there within government but not enough to be of consequence or to push these kinds of things on their own (IMO). >Or they simply enjoy being dickheads and stop-and-frisking people? They see themselves as "preventing crime" but I think it's a glass half-empty/half-full type distinction, not that it matters. It's a violation of people's rights no matter how you cut it.
wry_discontent 7y ago
I don't know what the purpose is. I can't speak to the intentions of anybody involved, but the data are pretty clear. PoC are disproportionately stopped-and-frisked, they're disproportionately brought to court for minor offenses, disproportionately killed by police, and disproportionately sentenced, relative to white defendants. The why is an interesting thing to pursue, but I haven't seen a satisfactory explanation of why. The what and how are more clear, though.

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target PoC disproportionately. But what would be the purpose of it? Are you saying LAPD wants to put all black people in cages and then enjoy life in a city ma

by AlexTWithBeard 7y ago

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>But what would be the purpose of it? Are you saying LAPD wants to put all black people in cages and then enjoy life in a city made exclusively of white (and chinese and indians)? It's mostly not about the fact that they're minorities. Ppeople have the misfortune of living in places with high enough population density to support this kind of policing just happen to be mostly minorities. The people pushing for Orwellian surveillance and policing of the inner city would be happy to expand it to the land of trees and double wide trailers were that practical to do so within current budgets. I'm sure there's some racists here and there within government but not enough to be of consequence or to push these kinds of things on their own (IMO). >Or they simply enjoy being dickheads and stop-and-frisking people? They see themselves as "preventing crime" but I think it's a glass half-empty/half-full type distinction, not that it matters. It's a violation of people's rights no matter how you cut it.
wry_discontent 7y ago
I don't know what the purpose is. I can't speak to the intentions of anybody involved, but the data are pretty clear. PoC are disproportionately stopped-and-frisked, they're disproportionately brought to court for minor offenses, disproportionately killed by police, and disproportionately sentenced, relative to white defendants. The why is an interesting thing to pursue, but I haven't seen a satisfactory explanation of why. The what and how are more clear, though.