Cycling while Latino in L.A. County is tough
An L.A. Times investigation found L.A. County sheriff's deputies stop Latino bicyclists at higher rates.
Headlines From The Times · Ben Poston, Alene Tchekmedyian, Carlos Morales, Kasia Broussalian, Jazmin Aguilera, Melissa Kaplan, Shani Hilton, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Mario Diaz, Gustavo Arellano, Lauren Raab
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An L.A. Times investigation found that from 2017 to July of this year, 70% of bicyclists that L.A. County sheriff’s deputies pulled over were Latinos, even though the group makes up only about half of the county’s population. And they searched 85% of bike riders they stopped, even though deputies often had no reason to think they’d find something illegal. They ended up making arrests or writing citations 21% of the time. Today, we talk to the L.A. Times journalists who reported this story. And we talk to a Latino cycling activist about how it is to cycle around Los Angeles.
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