[BlessingInDisguise]

America: The Police State

Coming to a town near you.

[SouthernFreebird]

While the law is stupid IMO, it's also stupid for blacks to cry racism every time blacks break the law. The potential for whites to spit is there, if they choose not to while blacks choose to then how is that racially motivated? Geez this song gets old

[Contra]

New York City has reduced crime with a philosophy known as "zero tolerance." Part of zero tolerance is arresting people for seemingly minor infractions like spitting, throwing trash, etc. There are a couple of reasons this is done - first, the thinking goes that even minor infractions lead to the overall deterioration of a city, so all laws should be enforced, no matter how minor. Second, it was found that a lot of these people commiting minor offenses were also wanted for the big things, like murder, rape, robbery, etc. and once in custody could be held over on the more serious charge. So this perceived "harrassment" by the police has a wider purpose, an ulterior motive, if you will. And this is perhaps the NAACP's real concern, that maybe some real criminals might actually be caught in the process.

[TopQuark]

Well, if you don't want police to take care of civility, then listen to you mother and father and be nice.