[spacemanmatt]

Do you think that there is a large gap between prejudice and disproportionate effect? I'm just curious how this break down for you.

[tptacek]

I don't know, I'm just saying these policies were motivated directly, maybe exclusively by racial animus.

[JumpCrisscross]

> I'm just saying these policies were motivated directly, maybe exclusively by racial animus

We have similar motivations to thank for our cabaret laws in New York, which literally fined restaurants without the proper licences if their patrons danced.