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RE: Why Poor Whites and Anarchists Should Support Black Lives Matter

in #ocd4 years ago

Anecdotal examples aren't really useful. I bet that if I took the time to look I could find counter-examples. One that I remember off-hand... Police responded to a store because of reports of a suspicious person. Police arrive and see a person who matched the description. The person's back was to the officer and the officer shouted for him to turn around and put his hands up or something to that effect. The person didn't hear because he had headphones on. He finally turned around either because he finally heard them or noticed the flashing lights. His hands were in his pockets. The police shot him. He was white. So where is the difference there?

I bet you can also find plenty of examples where a black individual who committed a crime was treated nicely too. You can't just pick a couple examples that fit the narrative you believe and present them as the way it always is. Also, unless the comparisons you are making are by the same police officers it is especially meaningless. Maybe the particular officers who took the white guy who shot 6 people to get food often do that sort of thing with suspects they catch regardless of their race?

While the extremes get publicized ad nauseum by the media, 99% (give or take) of all interactions with police go smoothly and without violence regardless of race. That doesn't mean we don't need to address the other 1% but it does mean perspective is needed.