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I'm confused. Felonies are generally more serious crimes. If a felony is being committed, does it matter how it was noticed?
But it also says that less than 2% of stops resulted in a felony charge. That still seems like a lot of felonies. And 96% of stops resulted in nothing? That seems incredibly high.
It feels like a lot of factors are being muddled together here, painting a very unclear picture. Or maybe it's just that I haven't finished my coffee yet.
This is the important part. Cops are racist. They will stop 80 POC, 20 non POC, and arrest 2 of them for felonies. This puts targeted, inordinate strain on POC communities, who are consistently harassed by racist cops, which is an unjust act much worse than the felonies. Remeber felonies can be as non harmful as "has too much weed," etc.
If cops weren't racist, it wouldn't be an issue, but they continue to be racist at every oppurtunity, so this prosecutor is trying to stop that racism by making it fruitless.
I agree, but this feels like just doing something tangential rather than addressing the issue. Until we clear out, clear up, and rebuild police departments from the ground up, they are going to continue to be motivated by racism and minority citizens will continue to be unfairly target and charged.
I'm not saying this isn't a good thing or that it won't help, but it feels like trying to put a single bandaid on somebody bleeding out after a bear mauling.
That said, we all only have the power of our station and our voice, so I do appreciate this prosecutor trying to do what they can with the power they has, and I do think they should be celebrated for it.