Blacks & whites use weed at similar rates but blacks are ~3.8x more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/1114413-mj-report-rfs-rel1.pdf …
@St_Rev Racism is a big part of drug policy, but do you see them considering any alternative hypotheses here?
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@sarahdoingthing The differential possession arrest rate is strong indirect evidence that violent crime differential is structural racism. -
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@sarahdoingthing I've been aware of the racial disparities in violent crime arrest rates since examining FBI reports in the mid-00s...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing (I was looking at the sex breakdown for offenders and victims at the time.) I've been agnostic about the differential.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing The ACLU report is clever because you can't ask people on a survey if they're a murderer or rapist, but weed use? Why lie?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing Don't really care about ACLU's spin; the data is the data, though, and this is a particularly clever analysis.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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