About differences in traffic stops for people of color vs white motorists: in the previous decade, there was a Stanford study that showed a difference in police language during a significant fraction of such interactions, for instance, saying "are you on probation" (my Berkeley grad student and I had a small role in the research). Most officers didn't do this, but there were a fair number who did this or other phrasings that differed by race.
Pet peeve: "Which begs the question" -- no, it doesn't, that's not what that expression means. It doesn't mean "raises the question," it means a circular argument where the conclusion is contained within the premises. If you're not talking about an argument that "begs the question" by being circular and smuggling its conclusion into its premises, you're misusing the phrase.
Enjoy the holiday.
About differences in traffic stops for people of color vs white motorists: in the previous decade, there was a Stanford study that showed a difference in police language during a significant fraction of such interactions, for instance, saying "are you on probation" (my Berkeley grad student and I had a small role in the research). Most officers didn't do this, but there were a fair number who did this or other phrasings that differed by race.
Pet peeve: "Which begs the question" -- no, it doesn't, that's not what that expression means. It doesn't mean "raises the question," it means a circular argument where the conclusion is contained within the premises. If you're not talking about an argument that "begs the question" by being circular and smuggling its conclusion into its premises, you're misusing the phrase.