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Because they're racist and "crime" is a dog whistle for "existing while not white". It's incredibly tiresome.
by yukkuri 3y ago
Because they're racist and "crime" is a dog whistle for "existing while not white".
It's incredibly tiresome.
- wolverine876 3y agoI believe that happens, but have you looked at it and seen the mechanism in action? Is there something else going on too? I'm really intersested in what people's direct evidence is.
- ceejayoz 3y agoFor some, I suspect it's just the excitement of it. Watch the likes and the comments stream in. Same reason kids in middle school spread rumors.
- wolverine876 3y agoI don't find that unusual at all. Doesn't that explain most social media - it's engineered for that excitement. Doesn't that explain HN? It's not just middle schoolers. Our primate ancestors love to socialize; we've been doing it for seven million years. That's what social media sells. It's certainly not utilitarianism!
- yukkuri 3y agoI grew up in it. I participated in it, until I got out into the world enough that I realized how wrong I was. For this specific case, no of course I can't be sure, I don't know the specific neighbors.