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RE: Police Officers and Interaction with the Community

in #police7 years ago (edited)

HI HI, thanks for the reply. It is appreciated. Here is my take.

While the numbers for Blacks and Latinos be higher on a percentage basis, this does not mean Blacks and Latinos are targeted. There are many other variables that influence why an officer will pull someone over.

However, I will agree that all of us have biases and we do act on our biases. Even Black and Latino officers will pull over Blacks and Latinos at a higher rate than whites.

We also have to look at the actual crime rates for the respective groups. The crime rates are higher for Blacks and Latinos than whites.