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		jawilson2 on Oct 31, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jaywalking legalized in New York City Like 75% of these kinds of phrases in American English, without looking it up I'm going to assume there is a racist etymology behind it.

mrguyorama on Oct 31, 2024 [–]

Many states had to repeal their jaywalking laws during the civil rights movement because police used it as an easy excuse to abuse black people.

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