gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoThe NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.gothamist.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1550arrow-down129cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlthepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
arrow-up1521arrow-down1external-linkThe NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.gothamist.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlthepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
minus-squareThrowawaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI forget how on Earth I came up with this insanity, but (100 / 41) * 0.05 = .12 So yeah, I have no idea where I got that.
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edwardcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoSounds like you took the 8:1 ratio of the percentage of white people in the general population vs the percentage of white people who were stopped by the police
I forget how on Earth I came up with this insanity, but (100 / 41) * 0.05 = .12
So yeah, I have no idea where I got that.
Sounds like you took the 8:1 ratio of the percentage of white people in the general population vs the percentage of white people who were stopped by the police