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I understand that we can only talk bad about white people, and good about black people, but articles like this tend to ignore that because of the current politi
by poorbutdebtfree 4y ago
I understand that we can only talk bad about white people, and good about black people, but articles like this tend to ignore that because of the current political optics, police tend to only restrain black people that are extremely violent. Police essentially need unsurmountable social proof before they take action. Every other black suspect gets a free pass (see any of the daily looting videos). Meanwhile non-violent white people are restrained at a much higher rate but since they tend to comply there are fewer bad outcomes.
- black_puppydog 4y agoSo to phrase it in the same terms as this article, you say given similar behaviour, black people are less likely to be restrained than white people? I'd have to see some serious data before I believe that. My sample is tiny and I live in the whitest part of my town, but boy does that go against my experience, and what I read elsewhere.
- nathanaldensr 4y agoIn other words, the title is a statistical misdirection, and a deliberate one.