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You probably get reported because that is a particularly silly hill to die on. Every niche gets these things wrong. Random example: "Majority of Republicans thi

You probably get reported because that is a particularly silly hill to die on. Every niche gets these things wrong. Random example: "Majority of Republicans think evangelical Christians are more discriminated against than minorities" https://archive.thinkprogress.org/republicans-evangelical-christians-minorities-discriminiation-84e2408edb8a/ https://archive.thinkprogress.org/republicans-evangelical-ch... You know what the actual problem is? That this number is larger than zero at all. Police violence in the US is completely nuts, there were 999 deaths in 2019 alone. The population-adjusted number from Germany is 55 (actual deaths by police were 14). Which is still too much.

throwawaysea 6y ago
Why do you think it’s too much? That seems arbitrary. Some people do bad things and risk harm to others. When those situations are immediately in front of someone like a policeman, action has to be taken. I recall reading an article digging into all the 2019 cases of unarmed blacks killed by police and only one seemed outright unjust - and the police in that case were charged. This made me feel the system by and large is working well. But my main point isn’t to debate policing. It’s that reasonable discussion is disallowed due to vague content policies like banning “hate speech” (very fluidly defined) and the ability for coordinated brigades to mass report and block dissenting viewpoints. This allows one sided unrefined ideas to be the only ones in circulation, and they get amplified without anything to slow it down, without anything to add nuance.
- bildung 6y ago
  > Why do you think it’s too much? That seems arbitrary. Because, as stated, apparently police other countries manages to cope with dangerous situations without killing everyone in sight. Keep in mind that most of those situations aren't hollywood-style standoffs - many of the victoms are e.g. mentally ill during a psychotic episode etc. > This made me feel the system by and large is working well. We are talking about 2000% higher kill rates compared to other industrialized countries (Germany isn't particulary peaceful, just average).

throwawaysea 6y ago

Why do you think it’s too much? That seems arbitrary. Some people do bad things and risk harm to others. When those situations are immediately in front of someone like a policeman, action has to be taken. I recall reading an article digging into all the 2019 cases of unarmed blacks killed by police and only one seemed outright unjust - and the police in that case were charged. This made me feel the system by and large is working well. But my main point isn’t to debate policing. It’s that reasonable discussion is disallowed due to vague content policies like banning “hate speech” (very fluidly defined) and the ability for coordinated brigades to mass report and block dissenting viewpoints. This allows one sided unrefined ideas to be the only ones in circulation, and they get amplified without anything to slow it down, without anything to add nuance.

bildung 6y ago
> Why do you think it’s too much? That seems arbitrary. Because, as stated, apparently police other countries manages to cope with dangerous situations without killing everyone in sight. Keep in mind that most of those situations aren't hollywood-style standoffs - many of the victoms are e.g. mentally ill during a psychotic episode etc. > This made me feel the system by and large is working well. We are talking about 2000% higher kill rates compared to other industrialized countries (Germany isn't particulary peaceful, just average).