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I'm not disputing this, at all, but have a weird observation about it that doesn't make sense. I've been to Ft Worth a few times the last few years, and there

I'm not disputing this, at all, but have a weird observation about it that doesn't make sense. I've been to Ft Worth a few times the last few years, and there have been protests about how police "protect and serve white folks only" each time near the area I stayed. But what I can't get my head around is that nearly every cop I saw (near the protest or otherwise) was themselves a minority. So do we have a system where minorities arrest minorities at an unfair rate? Are the (apparent minority) white cops just arresting so many minorities that the arrest rate skews to minorities? I have no theory on it, but couldn't help but wonder if better understanding what the people doing the arresting at (allegedly) unfair rates themselves look like would help find a path forward.

scarface74 7y ago
I didn’t read the report so I don’t have any opinion, but Texas passed a law concerning racial profiling. https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Public/racial-profiling-report https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Public/racial-profiling-re...
alphabettsy 7y ago
There is a legacy from centuries of white supremacy as a legal and cultural mainstay that isn’t fully understood, but certainly has a lasting impact. One of those is internalized racism and the societal norms that often cause even black people to apply common harmful stereotypes to other black people. https://psmag.com/social-justice/black-cops-are-just-as-likely-as-whites-to-kill-black-suspects https://psmag.com/social-justice/black-cops-are-just-as-like... https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/04/513218656/does-having-more-black-officers-reduce-police-violence https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/04/513218656...