NYPD social distancing enforcement shows racial divide targeting minorities: study

NEW YORK — Social distancing has become a social issue.An analysis by the Legal Aid Society found that while the majority of 311 complaints about people flaunting social distancing rules come from residents of New York City’s predominantly white neighborhoods, most of the people given summonses or getting arrested for similar complaints are from black and Latino communities.The study, released Wednesday and based on the city’s own data, proves the New York Police Department conducts selective enforcement and still hasn’t figured out how to police minority neighborhoods without being overly agg...

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