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dust1990 t1_j9uci0j wrote

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

Correlation is not causation.

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jeffsayno t1_j9uwt9x wrote

You're saying blacks and latinos are more likely to give them a reason to search?

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dust1990 t1_j9v1zjw wrote

They need reasonable suspicion (or consent) for a Terry stop & frisk. So in answer to your question, yes, it appears individuals with those classifications did give them more reason to search.

You could argue their suspicion wasn't reasonable or they illegally used race as a factor. But this data alone doesn't support that argument.

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