NYPD blasted for arresting Blacks and Latinos at higher rates for Marijuana stops
NYPD blasted for arresting Blacks and Latinos at higher rates for Marijuana stops - According to the New York Daily News, there were about 17,500 marijuana possession arrests last year—a 40% drop since 2013, after Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered most people caught with pot in their possession to get a summons instead of getting arrested. “The racial disparities have not changed one ...