user_joined_just_now t1_j9ssaem wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:13 AM

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

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.

PiffityPoffity t1_j9td38p wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Ah, so the stops are proportionate, but arrests aren’t. That’s even worse. NYPD lets white people off with a warning more often for the same violation.

wookietennis t1_j9u3y15 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Or maybe because of socioeconomic factors, white people’s finances are less impacted by a camera ticket compared to other demographics. Not excusing this behavior.

PiffityPoffity t1_j9u4dab wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:02 PM

There’s plenty of maybes. More data is needed to say anything conclusively either way. Your maybe is no likelier than mine.

Mine’s got plenty of historical basis, though.

wookietennis t1_j9u7bct wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:21 PM

I hate pigs as much as the next guy, but my sample pool from riding a bike daily through three boroughs is that most license plate modification is either done by LEO affiliates (they are getting let go), car bro douches (usually non white), Jeep or pickup bro douches (usually white or LEO affiliate), or a car that probably would not pass inspection and is being used to get to a manual labor type job site or warehouse (usually non white). I would guess that it’s 90% plus men who do this though.