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Rideshare data shows minorities get more tickets, pay higher fines


Researchers ascribe it to “animus or prejudice against minority drivers.”…

Bias is an obvious answer, but it's hard to eliminate an alternative explanation: Minority groups may engage in more unsafe driving, and the police are trying to deter that. They also obtained Florida police records of any accidents and cross-referenced their locations to any vehicle that experienced a sudden stop in that spot at the same time. The remaining question was why—the police could potentially be acting out of bias, or they could be attempting to deter minority drivers because they are more prone to problematic driving.

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