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Not necessarily, that's just prejudice. Literally. The sad reality is that poor people and their neighborhoods are more closely scrutinized, small conduct viol
by eecc 5y ago
Not necessarily, that's just prejudice. Literally.
The sad reality is that poor people and their neighborhoods are more closely scrutinized, small conduct violations are pursued with unjustifiable zeal and harmless behaviors are outright criminalized to facilitate targeting.
It's the definition of "systematic racism", and you - it pains me to say - are the target audience of those that institutionalize it.
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- 454544545 5y agoSo you are saying poor communities only commit more crimes because of the policing? The "systematic racism" argument is so broad and unquantifiable and avoids so many other meaningful factors that can actually be addressed. It's a way for these communities to avoid confronting any internal problems they have - whether or not these were caused by historic racism, cycles of poverty, etc. You should look into some stories of how criminals ended up becoming criminals. Present-day racism is rarely the cause.