Walking While Black raises questions of racial profiling, effectiveness

[SummerMadness]

Walking While Black raises questions of racial profiling, effectiveness

An analysis by the Times-Union and ProPublica of five years of pedestrian tickets issued by Jacksonville police highlighted racial disparities and the effectiveness of the ticketing.

The investigation found that blacks are nearly three times more likely to be ticketed for a walking infraction than whites. Further, residents of the city’s three poorest ZIP codes were about six times more likely to receive a pedestrian citation.

While the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it issued the tickets to keep people safe, the analysis found no strong correlation between where police were issuing the citations and where pedestrians were dying in crashes. Beyond that, as ticket-writing has increased, so too have pedestrian fatalities, steadily ticking higher in the last five years.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Also note the high percentage of bogus tickets.

 

[DaisyDay]

Then, take into consideration the readiness many municipalities and Attorney General Sessions have for jailing people who are too poor to pay the fines and you got yourself a fine system of oppression.

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[grasping the after wind]

Pedestrian tickets are bogus. Another deceptive way to raise funds for the bureaucracy. Whatever political party the Mayor of the city of Jacksonville belongs to , I would advise every African American to become involved in getting the person of the opposite party elected in the next election and then use that political clout to make sure that the policy is changed. I do not know the racial composure of the city but I would assume the percentage of African Americans would be significant enough to make the difference in an election.

 

[Hank77]

Then, take into consideration the readiness many municipalities and Attorney General Sessions have for jailing people who are too poor to pay the fines and you got yourself a fine system of oppression.

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