The NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white. - eviltoast
  • RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    There are literally no valid, trustworthy crime statistics in the US. Police only stop people they want to stop, they more often than not lie in court to secure convictions, public defenders have obscene caseloads that leave them entirely unable to provide a competent, effective defense, and, as you said, defendants are all but forced into shit plea deals for crimes they usually either didn’t commit or shouldn’t be imprisoned for.

    The US justice system isn’t just broken, it’s nearly nonexistent and should be treated as entirely illegitimate.