Episode 609 • • 2:28:15 - 2:29:51
609: Johnson's Johnson, Jump!
False Arrests and Stats-Based Policing in New York
Taibbi recounted stories of "obstructing pedestrian traffic" arrests in New York, where individuals were detained for standing in front of their own homes. He argues that stats-based policing strategies lead to an epidemic of false arrests, where innocent people are pressured into pleading guilty to minor offenses.