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FYI "preferential" generally has I more specific meaning than how you're using it here, or I am misunderstanding. It seems like you're using it as a synonym for
by gkop 10y ago
FYI "preferential" generally has I more specific meaning than how you're using it here, or I am misunderstanding. It seems like you're using it as a synonym for "better". (I upvoted you btw)
- mulmen 10y agoYou may be right, what specific meaning is that? I mean that there are many possible outcomes of something like a traffic stop and shoving a camera in the officer's face is probably not the best way to get a warning.
- gkop 10y agoAh. The top on Google for me is "of or involving preference or partiality; constituting a favor or privilege." Nobody would say the cop would be more likely to favor you if you filmed them; rather something more like the cop would be less likely to do something illegal if you filmed them.
- mulmen 10y agoI think we are talking past each other. My google result says the same thing, it also lists "better" and "privileged" as synonyms. I used the term preferential treatment to mean that in some cases the police may let a person go with just a warning but if that person has a camera they may come down on the person harder. In the case where the person believes the police will not act favorably to the individual or even illegally then filming would be in the person's favor. In that case filming would result in what I would call preferable treatment because it's still not "better" than treatment someone else would receive. Privilege is a huge component in deciding if filming the police would actually be favorable to an individual. When I say preferential I am referring to the treatment certain groups receive from the police in general relative to other demographics.