NYPD Under Fire After Stats Reveal 86% of Marijuana Arrests Are of Minorities
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York June 5, 2019 MJ Shareholders 0
NYPD officials acknowledged a “troubling” racial gap in people they’re arresting for marijuana — but defended their enforcement efforts, saying they’re responding to residents complaining about people smoking pot.
Cops faced criticism from City Council members at a hearing Monday over stats showing that despite a large drop in marijuana busts, the overwhelming majority — 86% — of those arrested are black and Latino.
“Clearly that’s troubling, and it should be troubling to anyone, including me,” said Dermot Shea.
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