The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for May 20, 2016
Transcript:
Caesar: I don't think it's fair the president can let his friends out of jail. What about my cousin? Who's gonna hook him up with a pardon? Huey: Your cousin's in jail for drugs? Caesar: Why he gotta be in jail for drugs? Huh? Why you assume it's drugs? Caesar: That just really bothers me, you know. Huey: Ok, so...what's he in for? Caesar: Drugs, but still... Huey: Miss Cleo told me.
A few years ago, Chicago “liberalized” by giving cops the option of a civil ticket or criminal arrest for simple possesion of weed. The result? While pot use is pretty consistent across “races”, 95% of cannabis busts are of young black or Latino men………….