(July 10, 2016 at 7:47 pm)Thena323 Wrote:(July 10, 2016 at 7:06 pm)paulpablo Wrote: My guess is that the more interactions you have with the police the higher the chances of police brutality occurring.
Personally I'm not bringing black on black crime into the conversation for the sake of it just to say yeh but look at what black people do.
I'm saying one of the reasons behind an increased rate of police brutality against black people may be in part due to a higher crime, more instances of resisting arrest, and more violence against police from black people resulting in more interactions with the police that turn violent.
Just as a general trend, not to say that no instances of police racism exist or that no completely unprovoked instances of police brutality have never happened.
Do you understand that black men in the US are also routinely stopped for simply walking?
I have two sons....two very shy, extremely nerdy, non-threatening sons who have been stopped by law enforcement in broad daylight while walking to their friend's house to play video games. And on their way to work, in uniform. It's not at all an uncommon occurrence.
Police are initiating the interactions, half the time.
What do you suggest be done to to minimize interactions in those cases?
Never leave the house?
I think cops need better training, one that does not involve racial profiling.
Racial profiling is one the major causes of non-white deaths by cops.
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