Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
One problem with your theory.

Say the cops triple the patrols in a low income, majority black neighborhood. How long do you think it will take for Sharpton and Jackson to be on the news saying the cops are being racist and profiling because they arent patrolling and hanging out in the white neighborhoods too?
This isnt about patrol, this is about cop presence. This is to deter the hustle and violence in a neighborhood that is known-bad. All the man-power and gas wasted picking off casual speeders could be pulled to remove actual murderers and rapist and hustlers from streets. Whether ghetto or mid to upper level criminals of all types.

U talk about race like it was even an issue in this. Sharpton and Jackson dont talk solely about the "low-income" areas and you should know that you dont see cops patroling the white or light-skinned neighborhoods, just to patrol. My first apartment was in a "ghetto/low income area) and was pulled over many times and they patrol hardcore all day and night, but since I've moved up north (northern COL) I dont see any officers in my neighborhood unless called upon and respond in a reasonable amount of time.