Fair play to Skizzo in his defending cops, and he has been forthcoming in some criticisms. Far more than any police union. Besides some damning video evidence, there are some fundamental cultural afflictions that are adding flammable fuel to this problem such as . . .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ding-more-illegal-stuff-with-white-drivers-2/
Police are Searching Black Drivers More Often, but Finding More Illegal Stuff With White Drivers
For years, police records have shown that black drivers tend to be less likely than white drivers to turn up with guns or drugs when searched at traffic stops. At the same time, black drivers are three times more likely than white drivers to be subjected to these searches, according to a 2013 federal survey.
You might object (or not) to the idea of racial profiling — officers taking race into account when determining whether to stop and scrutinize someone. But few would endorse racial profiling that clearly doesn't work. It's apparent, though, that ineffectual, biased policing continues in many places — more black people are stopped and searched for contraband, while more white people are found with it.
The police, it seems safe to assume, want to do their job most effectively. So the puzzle is: Why are they continuing to search drivers in an inefficient way?
The question gained new urgency after the New York Times published on Sunday a story that assembled records from four states that keep track of who gets searched at a traffic stop, and whether anything was found.
When drivers get pulled over, the police may request to look inside the car if they suspect there might be guns or drugs. Officers have considerable discretion regarding whom they ask to search.
This chart from the Times analysis shows how often black people were searched at traffic stops compared with whites. As you can see, the Connecticut State Police searched blacks 2.6 times as often as whites; the Rhode Island State Police searched blacks 2.5 times as often; the Illinois State Police searched twice as often; and the North Carolina State Police searched 1.5 times as often. In Chicago, blacks were searched more than five times as often as whites. (cont)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ding-more-illegal-stuff-with-white-drivers-2/
Police are Searching Black Drivers More Often, but Finding More Illegal Stuff With White Drivers
For years, police records have shown that black drivers tend to be less likely than white drivers to turn up with guns or drugs when searched at traffic stops. At the same time, black drivers are three times more likely than white drivers to be subjected to these searches, according to a 2013 federal survey.
You might object (or not) to the idea of racial profiling — officers taking race into account when determining whether to stop and scrutinize someone. But few would endorse racial profiling that clearly doesn't work. It's apparent, though, that ineffectual, biased policing continues in many places — more black people are stopped and searched for contraband, while more white people are found with it.
The police, it seems safe to assume, want to do their job most effectively. So the puzzle is: Why are they continuing to search drivers in an inefficient way?
The question gained new urgency after the New York Times published on Sunday a story that assembled records from four states that keep track of who gets searched at a traffic stop, and whether anything was found.
When drivers get pulled over, the police may request to look inside the car if they suspect there might be guns or drugs. Officers have considerable discretion regarding whom they ask to search.
This chart from the Times analysis shows how often black people were searched at traffic stops compared with whites. As you can see, the Connecticut State Police searched blacks 2.6 times as often as whites; the Rhode Island State Police searched blacks 2.5 times as often; the Illinois State Police searched twice as often; and the North Carolina State Police searched 1.5 times as often. In Chicago, blacks were searched more than five times as often as whites. (cont)
not to take away from the video, because the cop was definitely out of line there. The whole angle of the talk show of "never met a good cop" is just for the views, I feel.