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Let me guess: You're a white person? And yes, I think that has very much to do with how you're approached by police in the US.

ItsOkay2 8y ago
Indeed. For example if you're from a race that lacks a robust self inhibition mechanism, or lacks a robust mechanism for judging how present actions affect the future, you are far more likely to correctly be profiled as a potential threat. Of course you can call me racist and flag me, but deep down you already know it. That is, unless you perhaps live in a bubble surrounded by whites.
- orf 8y ago
  And this excruciating drivel is a big part of the problem. Nobody is calling you racist, you are racist.
  - CaptainZapp 8y ago
    Sheesh : user: ItsOkay2 created: 28 minutes ago So that dude specifically created an account to spew his rasist crap. It's actually encouraging and speaks for the HN community that such drivel is dead in minutes.
    - Sholmesy 8y ago
      Hard part is he's probably justifying to himself that he has been "censored" and that "the truth hurts". I don't know how to handle this situation, but I am wary of immediately banning and removing people with these viewpoints. That being said it was an incredibly ignorant comment.
      - orf 8y ago
        > Hard part is he's probably justifying to himself that he has been "censored" and that "the truth hurts". Of course he is, but also with whatever pseudo agenda driven 'science' he's been reading to confirm his bias, which focus on stoking racial tensions whilst ignoring any socioeconomic factors that come into the mix. I feel bad for these people but there isn't anything you can really do. He doesn't want to discuss this in good faith, so the only appropriate response is to flag and ban them. Making other people expend the time and effort to point out that he's spewing crap for him to then ignore it and double down on his views seems like a pointless exercise. I absolutely think that in real life you should have these discussions because people are more open to talking, but is it worth the time for some troll spewing racist 'facts that everyone knows deep down'?
kolanos 8y ago
White males make up the largest portion of people shot by police. [0] [0]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-de...
- alias_neo 8y ago
  I don't think you understand how statistics work, and you've pasted this comment a couple of places in this thread. Let me try one; People interested in technology make up the largest portion of people who have read your comment. See the problem yet?
  - kolanos 8y ago
    I understand statistics just fine. I didn't say that white males are more likely to be shot in proportion to their population. But in terms of absolute numbers, white males are #1 -- so the "unless you're white" comment is both inaccurate and unhelpful to the discussion.

ItsOkay2 8y ago

Indeed. For example if you're from a race that lacks a robust self inhibition mechanism, or lacks a robust mechanism for judging how present actions affect the future, you are far more likely to correctly be profiled as a potential threat. Of course you can call me racist and flag me, but deep down you already know it. That is, unless you perhaps live in a bubble surrounded by whites.

orf 8y ago
And this excruciating drivel is a big part of the problem. Nobody is calling you racist, you are racist.
- CaptainZapp 8y ago
  Sheesh : user: ItsOkay2 created: 28 minutes ago So that dude specifically created an account to spew his rasist crap. It's actually encouraging and speaks for the HN community that such drivel is dead in minutes.
  - Sholmesy 8y ago
    Hard part is he's probably justifying to himself that he has been "censored" and that "the truth hurts". I don't know how to handle this situation, but I am wary of immediately banning and removing people with these viewpoints. That being said it was an incredibly ignorant comment.
    - orf 8y ago
      > Hard part is he's probably justifying to himself that he has been "censored" and that "the truth hurts". Of course he is, but also with whatever pseudo agenda driven 'science' he's been reading to confirm his bias, which focus on stoking racial tensions whilst ignoring any socioeconomic factors that come into the mix. I feel bad for these people but there isn't anything you can really do. He doesn't want to discuss this in good faith, so the only appropriate response is to flag and ban them. Making other people expend the time and effort to point out that he's spewing crap for him to then ignore it and double down on his views seems like a pointless exercise. I absolutely think that in real life you should have these discussions because people are more open to talking, but is it worth the time for some troll spewing racist 'facts that everyone knows deep down'?

kolanos 8y ago

White males make up the largest portion of people shot by police. [0] [0]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-de...

alias_neo 8y ago
I don't think you understand how statistics work, and you've pasted this comment a couple of places in this thread. Let me try one; People interested in technology make up the largest portion of people who have read your comment. See the problem yet?
- kolanos 8y ago
  I understand statistics just fine. I didn't say that white males are more likely to be shot in proportion to their population. But in terms of absolute numbers, white males are #1 -- so the "unless you're white" comment is both inaccurate and unhelpful to the discussion.