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We (US residents) haven't posted annotated lists because this is in our face via newspapers and TV news and viral videos passed around on the Internet. http://

We (US residents) haven't posted annotated lists because this is in our face via newspapers and TV news and viral videos passed around on the Internet. http://hiphopandpolitics.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/29-black-people-have-been-killed-by-policesecurity-since-jan-2012-16-since-trayvon/ http://hiphopandpolitics.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/29-black-p... Here's one take, which is focused on black folks shot and killed over the past year. Note how many were armed.

hammerzeit 13y ago
I'm american as well. When TV news and viral videos and newspapers make us feel like terrorism or kidnapping is more prevalent than it actually is, we call it sensationalism. Why is this any different? Is it because it confirms things you already believe to be true? I looked at the list you provided, and tried to correlate it against the Wikipedia list. Many of the dates etc don't match up but I tried. A number of the cases where the suspect is listed as "unarmed" don't jive with the police reports, at the very least. Others involve things that are clearly assault even if there was no gun (like assaulting someone with a car). That said, I do think in particular if you are a black male you are likely to be mistreated by police. That's not justifiable. But I still don't see real evidence that this is an epidemic or particularly pervasive.
- wavefunction 13y ago
  Well, believe what you want to believe. I have friends who are police officers so it's not like I hate cops. I do hate the fact they close ranks and protect the bad ones though.
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winfred 13y ago
I wrote a response here, but with the current state of government surveillance programs, I thought it was better to remove it.
- Andrew_Quentin 13y ago
  Why exactly did you feel the need to tell us either how paranoid you are or how much of a coward you are?

hammerzeit 13y ago

I'm american as well. When TV news and viral videos and newspapers make us feel like terrorism or kidnapping is more prevalent than it actually is, we call it sensationalism. Why is this any different? Is it because it confirms things you already believe to be true? I looked at the list you provided, and tried to correlate it against the Wikipedia list. Many of the dates etc don't match up but I tried. A number of the cases where the suspect is listed as "unarmed" don't jive with the police reports, at the very least. Others involve things that are clearly assault even if there was no gun (like assaulting someone with a car). That said, I do think in particular if you are a black male you are likely to be mistreated by police. That's not justifiable. But I still don't see real evidence that this is an epidemic or particularly pervasive.

wavefunction 13y ago
Well, believe what you want to believe. I have friends who are police officers so it's not like I hate cops. I do hate the fact they close ranks and protect the bad ones though.
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winfred 13y ago

I wrote a response here, but with the current state of government surveillance programs, I thought it was better to remove it.

Andrew_Quentin 13y ago
Why exactly did you feel the need to tell us either how paranoid you are or how much of a coward you are?