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I don't know who's "right", but here's a recent counterpoint by another black technologist: So no, despite the prevailing atmosphere of hysteria, I’m not afrai

by nkurz 10y ago

I don't know who's "right", but here's a recent counterpoint by another black technologist: So no, despite the prevailing atmosphere of hysteria, I’m not afraid of being killed by the police. Quite the contrary: sadly, the data shows I’m much more likely to be victimized by a fellow black man than by a white police officer. So may the police remain sharp, aggressive, and strike fear into criminals so the good people don’t become victims. http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/11/if-you-dont-want-police-to-shoot-you-dont-resist-arrest/ http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/11/if-you-dont-want-police-...

jdavis703 10y ago
The police are people I (we) pay to protect against criminals. When I have to fear police as much as criminals there's a problem, since I'm actually paying the police. Not to mention I'm harrased by law enforcement far more than I've ever been by civilians. Sure we might kill more of our own than the cops (after all we make up a bigger population than cops), but it goes beyond just killings, to how even non-lethal encounters unfold.
Neeek 10y ago
So these victims of the system, as he says himself, just deserve to be shot in the street? Failed experiments of welfare that should just be swept up with the rest of the trash? I understand you're just providing the counterpoint to this article, but its like it touches on some of the right points but too many of the wrong ones for me. A very cold, judgmental view of the members of your community (assuming you're American, I am not) that are the most vulnerable and offered the least opportunities. He says it himself in the article, that it's a problem that runs much deeper than "Don't resist arrest", and then immediately tries to solve it by saying "Don't resist arrest", dumping the problem on the victim and expecting them to figure it out on their own. Sorry if that came across strongly, like I said I'm just an outsider looking in; I appreciate the discussion :)

by nkurz 10y ago

jdavis703 10y ago

The police are people I (we) pay to protect against criminals. When I have to fear police as much as criminals there's a problem, since I'm actually paying the police. Not to mention I'm harrased by law enforcement far more than I've ever been by civilians. Sure we might kill more of our own than the cops (after all we make up a bigger population than cops), but it goes beyond just killings, to how even non-lethal encounters unfold.

Neeek 10y ago

So these victims of the system, as he says himself, just deserve to be shot in the street? Failed experiments of welfare that should just be swept up with the rest of the trash? I understand you're just providing the counterpoint to this article, but its like it touches on some of the right points but too many of the wrong ones for me. A very cold, judgmental view of the members of your community (assuming you're American, I am not) that are the most vulnerable and offered the least opportunities. He says it himself in the article, that it's a problem that runs much deeper than "Don't resist arrest", and then immediately tries to solve it by saying "Don't resist arrest", dumping the problem on the victim and expecting them to figure it out on their own. Sorry if that came across strongly, like I said I'm just an outsider looking in; I appreciate the discussion :)