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> Blacks are disproportionally targeted because they're committing criminal acts at disproportionally higher levels compared to every other "marginalized" minor
by yetihehe 5y ago
> Blacks are disproportionally targeted because they're committing criminal acts at disproportionally higher levels compared to every other "marginalized" minority.
I agree, but just because blacks commit more crimes, it is NOT valid to harass innocent blacks. When you harass innocent blacks, you have more resentment from general populace. It is easy to see all blacks as criminals when all you see every day are black criminals, because you are a cop in black criminal neighbourhood, but such stances will make all black people hate police. It's not "EITHER blacks are disproportionally targetted OR blacks commit more crimes". It's both and it makes for vicious cycle of violence. Someone has to stop it. Because police doesn't or can't stop it, blacks are trying to do what they can, which is to protest. Then when people protest and no one listens, they are too angry (too many various reasons to specify), they resort to violence and you have riots.
- leereeves 5y agoBut when policing is reduced in these communities, the crime rate skyrockets. There's a much deeper problem that isn't being addressed by "defund the police". Indeed, that's why disproportionate targeting still exists. We've forgotten that the police policy that BLM objects to now was supported not long ago by Democrats and black community leaders, because crime was a major problem, but now we're starting to remember.
- yetihehe 5y agoYes, that's why police should be retrained/reformed and better funded, but it is not considered an option, currently it's either more (bad) policing or less (bad) policing, not better policing. Everyone sees the problem, but doesn't want harder good solution, only easier bad solution.