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What if a certain group of laws (say drug laws) was created specifically so police could target certain minorities? There isn't any particular motivation in the
by epakai 5y ago
What if a certain group of laws (say drug laws) was created specifically so police could target certain minorities? There isn't any particular motivation in the law to arrest more black people for marijuana use, but despite similar usage by race (2-4% difference https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2017/08/11/charts-of-the-week-marijuana-use-by-race/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2017/08/11/char...) arrests for Blacks happen at 3-6 times Whites. There's lots to suggest the war on drugs is racially motivated, but it criminalizes drug use and possession, not race (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_the_war_on_drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_the_war_on_drugs)
- nec4b 5y ago>What if a certain group of laws (say drug laws) was created specifically so police could target certain minorities? Could you point to such a law or even better cite a paragraph from such a law where you feel it targets certain minorities? How do police officers from minority background do their job?
- breakyerself 5y agoAre you not aware of the sentencing disparities between crack and cocain? Also the war on drugs started under the Nixon admin was an intentional effort to target black people and anti-war activists. https://www.businessinsider.com/nixon-adviser-ehrlichman-anti-left-anti-black-war-on-drugs-2019-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/nixon-adviser-ehrlichman-ant...
- nec4b 5y agoCould you provide a link to a law that requires harsher sentencing for black people (specific paragraph would be appreciated)? Do you also have statistics on how harsh judges from different races are towards black people when sentencing?