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> It is extremely easy to get out of police incidents with social skills and high-quality ability to manipulate people. In the US at least, I think that this i
by JadeNB 6y ago
> It is extremely easy to get out of police incidents with social skills and high-quality ability to manipulate people.
In the US at least, I think that this is only true for white people, or at least for people who appear to be high-status. I don't see any way a homeless person could avoid being moved out of a park or, more dramatically, George Floyd could have avoided being murdered, by social skills and manipulative ability.
- nervousvarun 6y agoIf you're at the point of resisting arrest, no amount of "social skills and high quality ability to manipulate people" is going to save you from some degree of violence. I would argue black or white or asian or hispanic or whatever. We desperately need improved non-lethal deterrents in this country (among other things like training etc.) Maybe if you're trying to get out of a speeding ticket or something then that can help you but in my experience most cops have heard it all before. Bottom line if you're resisting arrest...in the US they're going to restrain you...often very violently. Obviously the excessive force part is another topic altogether. Once someone is restrained no one should ever die (what happened to George Floyd after he was restrained is obviously horrific).
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