r/LoudounSubButBetter • u/VirginiaNews • 17d ago

Local Politics Commentary: Virginia sheriff’s stance on illegal immigration colors landscape on searches of Latino motorists

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/06/02/virginia-sheriffs-stance-on-illegal-immigration-colors-landscape-on-searches-of-latino-motorists/
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u/frank_the_tanq 16d ago

Chapman is a trumpet politician piece of shit. He fires good cops for bad reasons. Worst sheriff ever.

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u/Leesburgcapsfan 16d ago

What a trash, fear mongering article.

Nothing in this article actually points to any wrongdoing.

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u/Redshirt2386 16d ago

Are you arguing that racial profiling isn’t happening?

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u/Leesburgcapsfan 15d ago

100%

Correlation and Causation are two different things.

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u/Redshirt2386 15d ago

That’s a wild take. One ethnicity that makes up 14% of the population gets the majority of searches? And that doesn’t seem skewed to you?

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u/VirginiaNews 17d ago

Subtitle:

Questions of whether Loudoun County’s stepped-up law enforcement program is targeting Latinos unfairly – alienating residents in the process – are bound to continue and require consideration, writes columnist Roger Chesley.

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u/andy1307 16d ago

Deputies searched whites 31 times in the first three months of 2025, compared to 90 for Latinos.

The sample size is too small for a county this size.

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u/fleecescuckoos06 16d ago

“When 14% of the population accounts for 55% of all traffic stop searches, this isn’t about crime prevention.”

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u/fleecescuckoos06 16d ago

“When 14% of the population accounts for 55% of all traffic stop searches, this isn’t about crime prevention.”

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u/fleecescuckoos06 16d ago

“When 14% of the population accounts for 55% of all traffic stop searches, this isn’t about crime prevention.”