Ed Driscoll, posting at Instapundit, provides a link to this bit of “woke” craziness. Website ProPublica self-describes as follows:
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power
It reports their research shows traffic cameras in Chicago “disproportionately ticket Black and Latino motorists."
My question: Exactly how do robotic cameras know who is Black or Latino? Answer: They don’t. A human traffic cop might discriminate against drivers of color, a robotic camera cannot.
The inescapable conclusion, Black and Latino drivers disproportionately engage in scofflaw driving behaviors which earn them traffic cam tickets. Paraphrasing an old adage, “Drive the crime, pay the dime.”
