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‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

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Black drivers in Florida 3 times more likely than whites to get tickets for playing loud music: analysis

1 year ago·United States

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Black people in Florida are three times more likely to receive tickets for loud music: analysis

A new analysis is highlighting the disparities between white and Black drivers in Florida and their interactions with law enforcement. According to The Orlando Sentinel, the analysis — which features a compilation of traffic data and court records — indicates that Black drivers in the Sunshine State are "nearly three times more likely to be ticketed by police and sheriff’s deputies under a law that allowed law enforcement to cite drivers for lou…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Orlando Sentinel

Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

The analysis showed that Black drivers received almost 37% of the tickets, despite Black people making up only about 16% of Florida's driving-eligible population.

1 year ago·Orlando, United States

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Florida Politics

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

Darius Jermaine Ned Thomas Jr. was driving west on the Florida parkway in Jacksonville that runs along the St. Johns River, listening to music on a Friday afternoon in August in his Chevrolet Malibu sedan, when a Sheriff’s deputy in a marked SUV pulled him over. “When you drove by me, I had my windows up, you had your windows up, and I could clearly hear your radio,” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy M.L. Albert told Thomas, according to reco…

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Sun-Sentinel

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

An investigation of a new law that allows police and sheriff's deputies in Florida to ticket drivers for loud music shows that Black drivers are nearly three times more likely than white drivers to be punished. The investigation, conducted in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, examined 844 loud music tickets statewide since last year.

1 year ago·Deerfield Beach, United States

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Orlando Weekly

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

Darius Jermaine Ned Thomas Jr. was driving west on the Florida parkway in Jacksonville that runs along the St. Johns River, listening to music on a Friday afternoon in August in his Chevrolet Malibu sedan, when a sheriff’s deputy in a marked SUV pulled him over. “When you drove by me, I had my windows up, you had your windows up, and I could clearly hear your radio,” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputy M.L. Albert told Thomas, according to reco…

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‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

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Black drivers in Florida 3 times more likely than whites to get tickets for playing loud music: analysis

Black drivers in Florida 3 times more likely than whites to get tickets for playing loud music: analysis

Black people in Florida are three times more likely to receive tickets for loud music: analysis

Black people in Florida are three times more likely to receive tickets for loud music: analysis

Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

‘Stop being racist:’ Tickets for loud music nearly 3 times more likely for Black drivers under new Florida law

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