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The uncomfortable truth is that authorities regularly misidentify black men as being bigger/taller/older/darker than they actually are. Whether that's an issue
by bsanr2 6y ago
The uncomfortable truth is that authorities regularly misidentify black men as being bigger/taller/older/darker than they actually are. Whether that's an issue specific to police indoctrination or to American culture in general, it's clearly part of what happened here.
Apologies to the HN users who will be incensed at the notion of race playing a role in this situation.
- jhardy54 6y ago> Apologies to the HN users who will be incensed at the notion of race playing a role in this situation. No apologies necessary, receiving a dose of reality is good for them.
- dirtnugget 6y agoSo true.
- dirtnugget 6y agoEven today a common misconception among white doctors is that black people have thicker skin than white people or even that their nerv endings are less sensitive. https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/how-we-fail-black-patients-pain https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/how-we-fail-black-patient...
- ashtonkem 6y agoAs I’ve mentioned elsewhere, cops in the early 20th century requested larger calibers and hotter loads from gun manufacturers because they believed black people survived gun shots better than white people.