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Excuse me but do you live in the US? That is such a preposterous claim. I don't understand why this idea is being so aggressively perpetuated. What makes you sa

Excuse me but do you live in the US? That is such a preposterous claim. I don't understand why this idea is being so aggressively perpetuated. What makes you say that? There are not statistjcs to support this. Nor have I encountered any compelling anecdeotes. My personal experience (and I live in a pretty rural town in middle america) has been that people don't give a fuck about color. Ive expierienced 2 incidents of racism. Neither were violent, just someone dropping the n word. And if you're refering to police violence- gimme a break. Almost every incident you see in the media is a result of criminals refusing to cooperate with police officers. Its disgusting to me to see this kind of sentiment thrown around. Ive encountered far more racism in the limited time Ive spent in Europe.

drb91 7y ago
We basically have forced labor camps for men and women on non-violent charges. Black men experience this at a far higher rate than the rest of the population. Of course we’re a racist country, and cops are a massive part of this mechanism. Also, there is no excuse for a cop firing their gun without someone else shooting at them first. Shooting for resisting arrest is just legalized murder.
- deertick1 7y ago
  Forced labor camps? you mean prisons? I'm sorry but please back this up with evidence. And sure black men experience this at a far higher rate. This is because black men commit crimes at a far higher rate. Men in general commit crimes at a far higher rate and thus experience this at a far higher rate, but I don't hear anyone suggesting that America is sexist against men. To say of course we're a racist country is so preposterous. Yes slavery happened hear. But because America is the wonderful country that it is, we were able to abolish it and move in a progressive direction. Race issues are so nearly resolved completely and its people like you, as well as the small minority of legitimately racist people left, that are perpetuating the problems. And yes of course there is an excuse for a cop firing their weapon at someone even if that someone hasns't shot first. Do you understand what a ridiculous standard that would be? Are we just supposed to make our cops wait to get shot before they act? absurd. You know what there isn't any excuse for? Not cooperating with a cop who is acting within the bounds of the law. Which is the number 1 reason why people get shot by cops, white or black. This cop hating/disrespecting mentality among the black community only encourages people to be disrespectful and uncooperative with cops, ultimately leading to the fatal encounters you see in the news e.g. Michael Brown.
katbyte 7y ago
Are you black or white? Because if your white you don’t have the experience to speak for people of color. If your black than I’m very happy that has been your experience.
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- deertick1 7y ago
  First off, my race doesn't matter. Secondly, I never said I speak for people of color. I said "In my Experience." I hate this notion that white people can't have opinions on social issues.

drb91 7y ago

We basically have forced labor camps for men and women on non-violent charges. Black men experience this at a far higher rate than the rest of the population. Of course we’re a racist country, and cops are a massive part of this mechanism. Also, there is no excuse for a cop firing their gun without someone else shooting at them first. Shooting for resisting arrest is just legalized murder.

deertick1 7y ago
Forced labor camps? you mean prisons? I'm sorry but please back this up with evidence. And sure black men experience this at a far higher rate. This is because black men commit crimes at a far higher rate. Men in general commit crimes at a far higher rate and thus experience this at a far higher rate, but I don't hear anyone suggesting that America is sexist against men. To say of course we're a racist country is so preposterous. Yes slavery happened hear. But because America is the wonderful country that it is, we were able to abolish it and move in a progressive direction. Race issues are so nearly resolved completely and its people like you, as well as the small minority of legitimately racist people left, that are perpetuating the problems. And yes of course there is an excuse for a cop firing their weapon at someone even if that someone hasns't shot first. Do you understand what a ridiculous standard that would be? Are we just supposed to make our cops wait to get shot before they act? absurd. You know what there isn't any excuse for? Not cooperating with a cop who is acting within the bounds of the law. Which is the number 1 reason why people get shot by cops, white or black. This cop hating/disrespecting mentality among the black community only encourages people to be disrespectful and uncooperative with cops, ultimately leading to the fatal encounters you see in the news e.g. Michael Brown.

katbyte 7y ago

Are you black or white? Because if your white you don’t have the experience to speak for people of color. If your black than I’m very happy that has been your experience.

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deertick1 7y ago
First off, my race doesn't matter. Secondly, I never said I speak for people of color. I said "In my Experience." I hate this notion that white people can't have opinions on social issues.