Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive.

Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive.

  • athos77@kbin.social
    37·
    10 months ago

    many of white drivers. […] the officers were trying to appear more productive.

    And less racist.

    • snooggums@kbin.social
      131·
      10 months ago

      While my first thought too, state demographics means the vast majority of random drivers would be white. The fact that they pointed it out leans to trying to appear less racist.

      • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
        61·
        10 months ago

        While my first thought too, state demographics means the vast majority of random drivers would be white.

        That’s the thing about systemic racism - it’s not random.