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Should we factor in the largest prison population per capita in the world and transfer of surplus military gear to police to nullify the 'big place' factor?
by vdaniuk 12y ago
Should we factor in the largest prison population per capita in the world and transfer of surplus military gear to police to nullify the 'big place' factor?
- simplemath 12y agoYes. The "we're big, these events are outliers" meme is patently false.
- cgh 12y agoMy point was most Americans have no experience with these sorts of events despite their apparent pervasiveness, just as most Europeans have little experience with far-right parties despite their recent successes.
- homulilly 12y agoMost financially well off, white Americans have no experience, I suspect that's also the demographic of most people on HN. I have friends who come from a poorer background than me and most of them have either been subject to police abuse themselves, or have friends/family who has been abused or even killed by police.