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Black drivers face more police stops in California, state analysis shows
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 74630613" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>If you look at the anecdotal example I provided (and I did acknowledge that an anecdote isn't evidence), I've lived in my current community for 5 years), I've sped past the same cop for that entire time, never been pulled over once...not so much as as warning.</p><p></p><p>In the 7 months I was dating her, the black woman I was with was pulled over twice, and questioned in my driveway.</p><p></p><p>Like I said, there's statistics that both sides could invoke to "make their point" on this topic.</p><p></p><p>Like you mentioned, higher crime areas with a larger police presence could lead to more frequent traffic stops. That's certainly true.</p><p></p><p>However, one would be short-sighted if they disregarded the notion that their are some "old school" cops still out there, who have the reaction of "hmmm, there's a black person here in this upper class white neighborhood...what the heck are they doing here??? They may be up to no good, I'm going to check on it".</p><p></p><p>In reality, it's a bit of both. The fact that certain demographics are arrested and incarcerated isn't entirely without merit if they're committing a disproportionate amount of crimes. But, there's also truth in the claim that there are some cops that jump to conclusions when they see black people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 74630613, member: 123415"] If you look at the anecdotal example I provided (and I did acknowledge that an anecdote isn't evidence), I've lived in my current community for 5 years), I've sped past the same cop for that entire time, never been pulled over once...not so much as as warning. In the 7 months I was dating her, the black woman I was with was pulled over twice, and questioned in my driveway. Like I said, there's statistics that both sides could invoke to "make their point" on this topic. Like you mentioned, higher crime areas with a larger police presence could lead to more frequent traffic stops. That's certainly true. However, one would be short-sighted if they disregarded the notion that their are some "old school" cops still out there, who have the reaction of "hmmm, there's a black person here in this upper class white neighborhood...what the heck are they doing here??? They may be up to no good, I'm going to check on it". In reality, it's a bit of both. The fact that certain demographics are arrested and incarcerated isn't entirely without merit if they're committing a disproportionate amount of crimes. But, there's also truth in the claim that there are some cops that jump to conclusions when they see black people. [/QUOTE]
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