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In reply to the discussion: Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)19. Facts are pesky things, aren't they? They just make you go "wow."
Hard to argue with them.
But if you find some stats on the racism of hte stop and frisk policies, feel free to post them. Just posting that 100 blacks were stopped and frisked yesterday, while only 30 whites were, doesn't show racism. Unless someone doesn't understand stats.
You have to know the racial population of the areas they were stopping people in. Duh! If they're stopping people in a neighborhood that is 90% black, most of the people they stop are going to be black. Duh, again!
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The other sad piece of that is mis-filing crimes downward to make compstat numbers look good.
X_Digger
May 2013
#4
These stats PROVE that the NYC Police are totally shitty at their probable cause judgement. I am....
Logical
May 2013
#10
So, simply living in a "high crime" area is enough reason for one to be stopped and frisked?
MrScorpio
May 2013
#7
I'm speaking about the "racist" part of the claim. Not the constitutionality of stopping
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#18
Check out the New York Civil Liberties Union's 2011 report on stop-and-frisk
markpkessinger
May 2013
#22