I read about a study, where speed camera were set up on a high way near Baltimore. it took a picture of the drivers for the purpose of establishing their race, no tickets etc. given.
It showed African Americans speed more than others.
other studies have shown that these fines disproportionately impact the minority communities, as they receive a majority of the tickets, and the poor are impacted by fines.
Looks like Chicago did a study and found that the minorities were hit hardest by the City's fines that raise millions, so Mayor Lightfoot's answer is to lower the speed at which tickets are issued.
now maybe she thinks that Whites speed more just not at the higher speed, or more likely she expects to bring in more money and doesn't care where it comes from.
Big city mayors have long used the poor and black communities as revenue centers, sending cops in to write quality-of-life summonses, then sending cops in again when those summonses don't get paid and accumulate up to big money.
I think the lyrics to a famous rap song sums this up perfectly:
"Mo money, mo problems"
Smdh
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I read about a study, where speed camera were set up on a high way near Baltimore. it took a picture of the drivers for the purpose of establishing their race, no tickets etc. given.
It showed African Americans speed more than others.
other studies have shown that these fines disproportionately impact the minority communities, as they receive a majority of the tickets, and the poor are impacted by fines.
Looks like Chicago did a study and found that the minorities were hit hardest by the City's fines that raise millions, so Mayor Lightfoot's answer is to lower the speed at which tickets are issued.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-ticket-black-and-latino-drivers-the-most
now maybe she thinks that Whites speed more just not at the higher speed, or more likely she expects to bring in more money and doesn't care where it comes from.
Big city mayors have long used the poor and black communities as revenue centers, sending cops in to write quality-of-life summonses, then sending cops in again when those summonses don't get paid and accumulate up to big money.
So, no surprise.