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PiffityPoffity t1_j9s1oog wrote

Reply to comment by hortence1234 in About 90% of drivers searched or arrested by the NYPD in 2022 were Black or Latino by mowotlarx

You enforce the law against lawbreakers and you apply discretion equally regardless of a person’s race, gender, etc. You don’t, for example, give a warning to a white motorist and then a ticket to a black motorist for the same violation. You don’t target enforcement operations at neighborhoods full of people of color while ignoring the same violations in white neighborhoods.

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Thick-Top-1353 t1_j9s2r4f wrote

> You don’t, for example, give a warning to a white motorist and then a ticket to a black motorist for the same violation.

Interesting hypothesis. Where is your evidence for this regarding fake plates?

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PiffityPoffity t1_j9tn4po wrote

It was an example based on historical practices. I don’t have anything specific to fake plates.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-traffic-stops-racial-disparity/

> While the race of those stopped in 2022 is roughly proportional to the city's demographics, the numbers skew when enforcement escalates.

Stops may be representative, but stops leading to fine or arrest are not. That would suggest white motorists are more likely to get off with a warning. We don’t have enough data to confirm either way (there are certainly other factors at play at least to some extent), but it’s worth further research.

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