Blacks and Latinos are overwhelmingly ticketed by NYPD for social distancing violations - News Summed Up

Blacks and Latinos are overwhelmingly ticketed by NYPD for social distancing violations


The Manhattan District Attorney's office also says it will not prosecute any social distancing arrests and that it is unaware of any being made so far. The Bronx District Attorney's Office says it has 10 arrests and 12 desk appearance tickets related to social distancing but won't prosecute violations solely for social distancing enforcement. The Brooklyn District Attorney's office previously told CNN that they had declined to prosecute social distancing arrests as well. The Staten Island District Attorney's Office says they haven't received any arrests related to social distancing. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office released its own social distancing data on Thursday which showed 40 social distancing arrests in Brooklyn between March 17 and May 4.


Source: CNN May 08, 2020 18:30 UTC



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