Jaywalking laws were just a way to criminalize being black.
Niggas can’t be crossing no crosswalk like no bitch.
Because slavery, they can’t even see them cross lines. They don’t know what they mean, because the white man ain’t never taught them to read or know what shapes is.
NPR:
Just about everybody on the streets of New York City seems to jaywalk — but now it’s no longer illegal.
Supporters of the measure to decriminalize jaywalking said enforcement was often discriminatory.
“Let’s be real: jaywalking is a way of life in New York City. It’s how people navigate our city,” said Council Member Mercedes Narcisse of Brooklyn, the lead sponsor of the legislation, said in a statement to NPR.
“Penalizing residents for crossing the street as they go about their day is outdated and unnecessary, especially given how disproportionately these penalties have been enforced,” she said.
Jaywalking officially became legal last weekend, a month after the New York City Council passed a bill to stop police from issuing tickets for pedestrians who stepped outside the lines — a crime that used to carry a penalty of up to $250.
“Police officers have told me they prefer to spend their time on real safety concerns, not handing out jaywalking tickets,” Narcsisse said. “This law frees them up to focus on more critical community issues, making better use of their efforts and resources.”
New York police have long faced criticisms for stopping Black and Hispanic pedestrians at a far steeper rate than white citizens.
Gothamist reported that in the first six months of 2024, the New York Police Department issued 786 pedestrian-related summonses, 77% of which went to Black or Hispanic people.
Hahahaha.
What were the other 23%?
Jews?
“The invention of jaywalking never had pure intentions”