Police cited 55 people for eating on San Francisco trains. Only nine were white (opens in new tab)

(theguardian.com)

4 pointshellllllllooo6y ago8 comments

8 comments

Without any data on what the demographics of people who eat on the BART are, there doesn’t seem to be any evidence of bias (but a lack of evidence certainly doesn’t stop anyone in the article).

Noumenon726y ago

Other frequently seen risk factors are people who are inclined to belligerence when requested to stop eating on the BART, and people who are doing illegal things that don't leave evidence but also eating on the BART, making it easier to cite them for eating.

helllllllloooOP6y ago

So your claim is despite the black ridership being 10%, black people are more likely to be beligerant or do something else that is somehow hidden but illegal so citing for eating is justified?

You're really bending over backwards to give Bart police a pass.

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