I don't think the race of the officer really changes the concern. For example, living in a lower income area increases the chances you will have police encounters. If you're a high school student walking home smoking a joint, the chances that you will contribute to the crime statistics for your race is much higher in some neighborhoods than in others.
Let's connect the dots then.. there's more crime in lower income areas, right? And you indirectly admit that some races are more likely to live there than others [whether it's justified is out of scope here]
There is more visible crime or undesirable behavior.
The “broken window” model essentially boils down in concept to you hassle people for minor offenses to leverage them for bigger crimes.
Reality is, police are told to “do something” and they do. Stat worship was a thing for awhile.
NYPD’s antics are well documented… they’d send out details to juice stats. Issue summonses to 1,000 mostly minority kids for an offense like “obstructing a sidewalk”, and a large number won’t show up for court. Come back in 6 months after there’s a rape or murder… and yield 100 arrests for active warrants. Some of them may even have done something interesting. Poof! The precient commander has “done something”!
This is why I hate this discussion. Rich men drive us into wars on behalf of Israel, and gentlemen like zb3 punch down because they are too afraid to face their masters. Behave before you anger those who you dare not speak ill of
