Mirroring the city's overall crime rate (dotted line).
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| NYC politicians outraged after NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities |
| 2020-05-09 |
| [Bakersfield.com] NEW YORK — Coronavirus does not discriminate. Social distancing enforcement in New York City apparently does. That’s the takeaway from newly-released numbers from the New York Police Department that show an alarming racial disparity in social distancing enforcement. And, despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s reassurances, elected leaders and community activists are saying City Hall should be ashamed. According to the NYPD, there have been 374 social distancing-related summonses issued since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place six weeks ago. Of that number, 304 of the summonses have been issued to black or Latino people. That follows news that 35 of 40 people arrested in Brooklyn between March 17 and May 4, were black. Across the city, where there were 120 social distancing arrests, 68% of the people were black, 24% Latino and 7% white. "That’s abysmal," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said during a Zoom meeting news conference Friday. "This is not the federal government. This is not Donald Trump." Williams blamed de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo for stressing enforcement over education, and said that approach has set the tone for heavy-handedness, and business as usual within the NYPD. Williams said the social distancing disparity is in line with decades of marginalization within communities of color. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 ^Late Subtle Snark O' The Day Entry |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-09 20:10 |
| #11 It's a slippery slope. Once you start arresting people for crimes, it's a short step to throwing innocent people in jail just because they are criminals. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-05-09 17:04 |
| #10 How dare you - arrest the people who actually do crimes... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-09 12:18 |
| #9 Sadly, the CCP was just piling on then. Usually the SJW and MSM imbeciles can come up with their own material on a regular basis. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-09 11:28 |
| #8 The CCP did its homework. They knew that unleashing another flu bug on America would trigger all the race obsessions and other social pathologies of our idiotic media and lefty activists and cause Americans to tear each other apart over lies and BS. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-09 11:25 |
| #7 Maybe white people don’t argue with the police when asked/directed to spread out a bit. |
| Posted by: Alistaire Tingle9882 2020-05-09 10:36 |
| #6 So maybe white folks don't gather where police are directed to patrol? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-09 10:14 |
| #5 Why, just the other week the heads were complaining that WuFlu was affecting the black community adversely. Think what you want about Jumaane, he at least understands the structure of government, and that puts Blase and Cokecuomo in a pinch. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-05-09 10:03 |
| #4 68% of the people were black, 24% Latino and 7% white. Mirroring the city's overall crime rate (dotted line). |
| Posted by: Phusotle Dingle5823 2020-05-09 08:54 |
| #3 /\ Your theory continues to be discounted in progressive circles Spike. That's not saying it isn't based in fact, it's just being discounted. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-09 08:51 |
| #2 So nobody realizes that they're the ones committing the crimes? And that's why they're being arrested? |
| Posted by: Spike Grineng8188 2020-05-09 08:20 |
| #1 Population densities should not be used as a justification for racism. Heavier surveillance drone concentrations within privileged neighborhoods should 'flatten the curve.' Selective enforcement is yet another tool which could be used. Lastly, members of the NYPD need additional sensitivity training and a re-look at minority recruiting is very obviously needed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-09 07:46 |