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Originally Posted by Samoht
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^ doesn't happen as often as you think
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It happens often. I didn't accept either scenario as status quo until faced with statistical data. Blacks and whites use cannabis in virtually the same percentage of population, but blacks are 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for it. The FBI/UCR data is 716 of 100,000 marijuana arrests for blacks and 192 for whites. Furthermore, latinos are included in the white population. That ratio increased by almost 1/3 between 2001 and 2010.
Ever been caught with pot? I have. The cops threw my pot and pipe away and gave me a ticket for a burned out tail light and an illegal right turn on red. I went back to the dumpster later than night and retrieved my stuff.
Hey, it was a new bag.
A recent Duke University study of two million home transactions found that blacks and latinos pay an average of 3.5% more for their homes.
It happens. It happens a lot.