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This hypothesis is called the Ferguson effect. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_effect#:~:text=The%20Ferguson%20effect%20is%20a,distrust%20and%20hostil
by pepperonipizza 6y ago
This hypothesis is called the Ferguson effect.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_effect#:~:text=The%20Ferguson%20effect%20is%20a,distrust%20and%20hostility%20towards%20police https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_effect#:~:text=The%....
- willyt 6y agoYou can imagine that people in Ferguson might be unwilling to report petty crime until the police can’t do much about it as the punishment for stealing a low value item can be summary execution and you might not want that for the kid down the street who has gone off the rails a bit. So that probably affects the clear up rate.
- cwhiz 6y agoSuch absurd hyperbole. Don’t physically fight with police, and you’ll be fine. Simple as that.
- lucian1900 6y agoThere are countless cases of police (especially in the US) executing entirely compliant and peaceful people.
- tryonenow 6y agoCountless is also entirely hyperbolic. Approximately 1000 people were killed by police in 2019, and the vast majority were violently resisting.
- cwhiz 6y agoEven more absurd hyperbole. Countless? Executing? So many that it is impossible to count? Link me some examples. There are so many that it cannot be counted, and so surely it should be easy for you to send me a dozen examples.