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The article “The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black” by Sharon LaFraniere and Andrew W. Lehren discusses the traffic violations from the Greensboro N.C. police department declaring racial profiling and inconsistent traffic stops and searches of African-Americans. It 's similar to the war that has been unending and that it stays persistent and that there are dependably blames with African-Americans being blamed for each easily overlooked detail. Through this paper I will examine a percentage of the imbalances that identifies with this article and why there is such a massive dangers for driving as African-Americans. The article “The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black” have many apparent and non-apparent sociological concepts …show more content…

An example of race in the article “The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black” is when the article says “Violence is rare, but routine traffic stops more frequently lead to searches, arrests and the opening of a trapdoor into the criminal justice system that can have a lifelong impact, especially for those without the financial or other resources to negotiate it (Sharon LaFraniere/Andrew W. Lehren, p.2).” The quote clarifies that in LaFraniere a distinction in race is extremely clear and that there should be changes in light of the fact that the solid disparity in race is bringing about issues with police and upheaval of viciousness. Likewise, the article “The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black” displays race when the article says “In the seven states with the most sweeping reporting requirements—Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Rode Island—the data show police officers are more likely to pull over black drivers than white ones, given their share of local driving-age population (LaFraniere and Lehren, pg. 2-3).” This quote explains that by itself it proves little issues because African-Americans are generally poorer than whites, however they may have more records that attracts officers. Finally, race has been a big issue in the Greensboro case and has shed light that there needs to be something done about the inequalities within race in the

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