tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post6439996556136537421..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Minority drivers in Austin searched more than twice as often as whitesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61322997536982507912011-07-17T22:25:30.379-05:002011-07-17T22:25:30.379-05:00I don't think white are the majority anymore- ...I don't think white are the majority anymore- atleast not in TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35082206627655658592011-07-17T18:43:02.603-05:002011-07-17T18:43:02.603-05:00You would need to collect more information by sear...You would need to collect more information by searching every car stopped to establish a data base for comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62089802810946367672011-07-17T14:37:34.661-05:002011-07-17T14:37:34.661-05:00Grits,
It would make more sense if APD compared ...Grits, <br /><br />It would make more sense if APD compared the # of stops to the number of people 15 or 16 years and over, rather than to the entire population, especially in the case of Latinos where the number of youth is so high that it skews the entire population up by 6 points. The population for 18 and over is readily available; for Whites that's 55%, Blacks 8%, Latinos 29% and Other 8%. The number of stops is in line with the population. Now, as far as searches, that's another matter. This is from the 2010 US Census. BTW, while you were at UT writing for the Polemicist, I was writing for Tejas.AGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116927905466425487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65142733691950229812011-07-17T10:52:16.589-05:002011-07-17T10:52:16.589-05:00"In some areas of this state departments are ..."In some areas of this state departments are using military grade binoculars with infrared capabilities to locate minority drivers at night."<br /><br />Now I am curious about this "minority seeker" technology you describe. Really? Does it have a switch for each minority category? Can you get one that identifies "stupid"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41871983838499696902011-07-16T11:52:35.771-05:002011-07-16T11:52:35.771-05:00What the article does not tell you is, if you refu...What the article does not tell you is, if you refuse and they find a reason to search, dog, nervous behavior etc. When they search the cops will destroy your car. They will rip out seats, punch holes in seats whatever to find the contraband. If they don’t find anything they leave and your ride is destroyed. If you have a little weed it might cost you less to let them search. Oh and the camera and audio are always turned off on these stops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79473951513318533412011-07-16T09:35:29.836-05:002011-07-16T09:35:29.836-05:00The only reason why we know about this is because ...The only reason why we know about this is because of the Austin Police Monitor. In the other 99% of Texas police departments these figures are never released publicly. If they were, the overall rate would be five-times higher. In some areas of this state departments are using military grade binoculars with infrared capabilities to locate minority drivers at night. Every day we inch closer to an all out Police State, and an all out civil war...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30395881608369853542011-07-16T06:15:01.222-05:002011-07-16T06:15:01.222-05:00Soronel, the studies I've seen place refusal r...Soronel, the studies I've seen place refusal rates in the low single digits regardless of race. I don't think that would affect this data much.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59490328008546229062011-07-15T21:05:52.647-05:002011-07-15T21:05:52.647-05:00Purely anecdotal, and thereby entirely suspect, bu...Purely anecdotal, and thereby entirely suspect, but I'm driving my TX plates around here in MN, and the vehicles with light bars tend to slow up and make sure I look Lutheran before they finish passing me.<br /><br />Your mileage may, of course, vary.Amerlochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001434250939119091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10136355049075788442011-07-15T19:58:26.584-05:002011-07-15T19:58:26.584-05:00Whew.... Glad being white is still good for someth...Whew.... Glad being white is still good for something. I think I'll go get a loan from the bank now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43197982650474389182011-07-15T19:12:29.457-05:002011-07-15T19:12:29.457-05:00Okay, the data shows that minority drivers are sea...Okay, the data shows that minority drivers are searched at a higher rate. Does the report indicate how often consent is requested then denied or does it only include stops where a search eventually took place? I'm not at all sure this difference is meaningful without request and refusal rates.Soronel Haetirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639906179427371695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87549363340954178342011-07-15T18:25:08.114-05:002011-07-15T18:25:08.114-05:00So the data indicates that whites are stopped more...So the data indicates that whites are stopped more than any other group as far as representation goes. Guess they need to be searched more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com