[walshemj]

you can "indirectly discriminate" if you implement polices that effect a larger proportionate of a particular group.

It's why stop and search that targets a large number of young black men is seen as racist.

It might be incompetence the first time but this has been going on for such a long time now that that is wearing a bit thin as an excuse.

[judk]

This called "disparate impact" in US law. Quite a controversial issue, and only getting worse ad.machine learning algorithms grow in power and influence.