Experts say a pattern, based on anecdotes and available data, is emerging showing that different standards for social distancing enforcement are being applied for different groups.
. The South L.A. parties"were 'disturbance' calls for service and not random enforcement of the 'Safer at Home' directive," Rubenstein said.
“The reality is the Chicago Police Department is active and engaged all over the city and doing it with an eye toward equity,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot told the publication, “and I would have it no other way as mayor of this city.” found that nearly 60 percent of black Americans surveyed believe police are not enforcing social distancing measures equitably.
A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia on May 7, 2020.“This particular segment of the black population is interpreting the way that they believe they will be perceived if they wear a mask,” said Henry Fernandez, a principal at the African American Research Collective. “How rules are enforced is shaping what should be health-maintaining habits in communities of color.
“This has had a devastating impact on communities as a whole,” said Davis, president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
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