ArteEtLabore14
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"Hypothetical" question:
Young white guy is driving through a small city. Goes through a yellow light that turns red while he is going through it. The law states that if the light turns yellow you should stop unless you're so close to the intersection that it is not safe to do so.
A police officer pulls out from another intersection and pulls him over and issues a citation for failing to stop at a traffic signal. He is hispanic (the driver is white) and after seeing his license the officer makes the comment, "The laws are the same here [small urban city with large minority population] as they are in [mid-sized suburb, 95% white, very upper middle class]."
2 questions:
By the letter of the law (http://law.justia.com/connecticut/co...sec14-299.html) should the driver have been issued a ticket?
Do you believe the remark by the police officer was prejudicial in regards to race and/or social status?
Young white guy is driving through a small city. Goes through a yellow light that turns red while he is going through it. The law states that if the light turns yellow you should stop unless you're so close to the intersection that it is not safe to do so.
A police officer pulls out from another intersection and pulls him over and issues a citation for failing to stop at a traffic signal. He is hispanic (the driver is white) and after seeing his license the officer makes the comment, "The laws are the same here [small urban city with large minority population] as they are in [mid-sized suburb, 95% white, very upper middle class]."
2 questions:
By the letter of the law (http://law.justia.com/connecticut/co...sec14-299.html) should the driver have been issued a ticket?
Do you believe the remark by the police officer was prejudicial in regards to race and/or social status?