On 5/1/2010 11:10 PM, Warp wrote:
>    I'm not saying that's a right thing to do, but I would still be interested
> in knowing whether that behavior is based more on prejudice or on statistics.
>
Given that the place it happened most obviously was LA, and the police 
there are nearly *all* the same ones that nearly got 100% of the force 
fired for **obviously** racist actions, during a huge scandal..

Sure, in a vague sense it may be "statistically" likely, but the problem 
that makes it racist isn't that. What makes it racist is that the white 
guys that **do** get caught doing it often don't get similar harassment, 
even when caught *in* the vehicle, get less jail time, or even get off 
entirely free, with warnings. Some places, it wasn't uncommon, very 
recently, to get beat nearly to death for being the wrong color, and 
just "looking" like you might plan to steal a car. There are whole court 
cases on the issue, complete with film of the beatings. And, again, as I 
said before, if you spend 90% of your time looking for the 80% that 
happen to be the right color, you miss the 10% that ***are not*** 
completely, and harass another 10% that don't deserve it besides. And, 
if you pull that in places where there are no grounds to assume they 
"are" the major cause, statistically or otherwise, you miss 100% of the 
real criminals, chasing innocent people.

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