Comments on: Daily News: Subway searches falling along race lines http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:13:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26863 Alon Levy Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:17:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26863 I don't know about subway crime, but 85% of marijuana arrests in New York are black or Hispanic even though whites use marijuana at a higher rate than either group. I don’t know about subway crime, but 85% of marijuana arrests in New York are black or Hispanic even though whites use marijuana at a higher rate than either group.

]]> By: TheCro http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26729 TheCro Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:42:03 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26729 In order to be intellectually honest about this issue, how come we are not also analysing or discusing a similar racial breakdown of the specific number of criminals and perpetrators who were actually arrested for crimes they committed in the NYC Subways by the NYPD over the past few years as well? Until we see those numbers as well, maybe the numbers cited above won't seem so "disproportionate" or "discriminatory" but, rather, disingenuous. In order to be intellectually honest about this issue, how come we are not also analysing or discusing a similar racial breakdown of the specific number of criminals and perpetrators who were actually arrested for crimes they committed in the NYC Subways by the NYPD over the past few years as well?

Until we see those numbers as well, maybe the numbers cited above won’t seem so “disproportionate” or “discriminatory” but, rather, disingenuous.

]]> By: smokedgouda http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26727 smokedgouda Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:04:23 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26727 Why blacks (non-arabs and middle easterners) and hispanics are being stopped is anyone's guess. Why blacks (non-arabs and middle easterners) and hispanics are being stopped is anyone’s guess.

]]> By: Todd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26719 Todd Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:35:57 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/02/19/daily-news-subway-searches-falling-along-racial-boundaries/#comment-26719 I'm part of that 8.1% Does that make me a minority? I’m part of that 8.1% Does that make me a minority?

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