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When a cop pulls speeders but strongly focuses on one demographic group, even though each pull is justified in that the one pulled was violating the law, the pa
by SkyBelow 7y ago
When a cop pulls speeders but strongly focuses on one demographic group, even though each pull is justified in that the one pulled was violating the law, the pattern that emerges shows a greater level of injustice and the actual reasoning used is quite different than the stated reasoning because the stated reasoning is not consistently being applied.
In this particular case, does Google consistently apply the stated reasoning? Google says it does, the engineer says they don't. Do we just trust Google despite a very long history of corporations taking illegal or unacceptable actions against employees engaging in similar actions, or do we let it go before a court to be decided?
- bad_user 7y agoThat justice isn't equally applied doesn't excuse the perpetrator. If you're speeding over the limit and the cops pull you over, you still deserve the fine, simply because that's the law. This doesn't mean that the cops themselves are innocent of any wrongdoing, but the two issues are separate. And of course civil disobedience can be justified if the law or its application are unjust, but using it as an excuse after the fact is lame.
- SkyBelow 7y ago>That justice isn't equally applied doesn't excuse the perpetrator. If you can prove it isn't being applied fairly it can result in rewards that more than cancel out any such penalty. Such discrimination cases can be hard to prove but can result in significant rewards magnitudes greater than the ticket fine.