gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.gothamist.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down118cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1336arrow-down1external-linkThe NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.gothamist.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year agoYep. If you’re only stopping people in cargo shorts to search them for drugs, you’re only going to find drugs on people wearing cargo shorts. Doesn’t mean they’re the only ones carrying drugs around. They’re just waaaaay more likely to get caught because they’re the ones getting searched
minus-squarerealcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.ltlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·1 year agoThat makes sense. Do you think that there’s a large amount of drug crime among white folks that is presently being ignored?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoNo cop ever searched me for drugs, even when I obviously smelled like weed. Total white privilege.
Yep.
If you’re only stopping people in cargo shorts to search them for drugs, you’re only going to find drugs on people wearing cargo shorts.
Doesn’t mean they’re the only ones carrying drugs around. They’re just waaaaay more likely to get caught because they’re the ones getting searched
That makes sense. Do you think that there’s a large amount of drug crime among white folks that is presently being ignored?
No cop ever searched me for drugs, even when I obviously smelled like weed. Total white privilege.