MKEgal
Regular Member
In an article talking about what colors of people are stopped, searched, ticketed, & arrested most often in Milwaukee, MPD Chief Flynn came up with this (emphasis mine):
And in talking about the vast difference between the search rates for cars driven by melanin-gifted & melanin-impaired people, which result in the same rate of finding "contraband" he had this to say:
(Actually, analyzing data more closely + comparing it to residents, victims, & criminals in an area, the stop stats pretty much match the area resident stats.)
Flynn said he is willing to admit that his more aggressive strategy can lead to drivers being stopped more often in high-crime areas. He likened the situation to being frisked at an airport security checkpoint - a necessary safeguard.
"Yes, of course we are going to stop lots of innocent people. The point is, do folks understand what their role is as a cooperative citizen in having a safe environment." Flynn said.
"That level of inconvenience, if it's coupled with respectful treatment, is something communities will accept to be safe. If the price of me walking down my neighborhood in safety is once a month (a police officer stops me), people are going to say 'That's OK with me, it's about time we saw the cops here.' "
And in talking about the vast difference between the search rates for cars driven by melanin-gifted & melanin-impaired people, which result in the same rate of finding "contraband" he had this to say:
In both groups, about 20% of searches found "contraband" of some kind.cops are doing a pretty good job identifying who needs to have their car searched
(Actually, analyzing data more closely + comparing it to residents, victims, & criminals in an area, the stop stats pretty much match the area resident stats.)
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