This says it all for me. And not the least bit surprising.
> "Blacks and Latinos were nine times as likely as whites to be stopped by
the police in New York City in 2009, but no more likely to actually be
arrested."
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A really interesting article in the New York Times looking at data on
who gets stopped and frisked in NYC for "reasonable suspicion",
whether there is racial bias in those stops and whether or not it is
helping fight crime or just hurting civil liberties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/nyregio
