![]() ![]() That it might retain some of those proclivities today shouldn’t be all that surprising. For much of the early 20th century, in some parts of the country, that was its primary function. The modern criminal justice system helped preserve racial order - it kept black people in their place. When you consider that much of the criminal justice system was built, honed and firmly established during the Jim Crow era - an era almost everyone, conservatives included, will concede rife with racism - this is pretty intuitive. It means that we have systems and institutions that produce racially disparate outcomes, regardless of the intentions of the people who work within them. In fact, systemic racism means almost the opposite. Of particular concern to some on the right is the term “systemic racism,” often wrongly interpreted as an accusation that everyone in the system is racist. Pfaff has since protested on Twitter that both misinterpreted what he wrote.) And attempting to refute the notion that the system is racist has become a pretty regular beat for conservative crime pundit Heather Mac Donald. (Interestingly, both Lowry and Sullivan cite criminologist John Pfaff to support their positions. Andrew Sullivan wrote something similar in New York magazine. In early August 2018, National Review editor and syndicated columnist Rich Lowry wrote a column disputing the notion that our system is racist. Yet, there’s a deep skepticism on the right of any assertion that the criminal justice system is racially biased. ![]() The thing is, most people of color have a similar story or know someone who does. No one rose up to say that he was lying about getting pulled over. Given that Scott otherwise has pretty conservative politics, there was little objection or protest from the right. He added that a black senior-level staffer had experienced the same thing and had even downgraded his car in the hope of avoiding the problem. Scott talked about how he had been repeatedly pulled over by police officers who seemed to be suspicious of a black man driving a nice car. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gave a powerful speech on the floor of the U.S. If you know of a study I’ve missed or are aware of a forthcoming study, email me. This article has been updated since its original publication in September 2018. ![]()
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