RE: Is white privilege real? To what extent?
July 17, 2016 at 1:34 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2016 at 1:36 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
You do understand that pointing to an example of a white person being killed by cops doesn't actually comment on whether or not white privilege exists, right?
But...since you asked......had he been black, there's a fair to middling chance that he would not have needed to be homeless and unstable...could have been out buying smokes and ended up the same. Looks like the officers are on trial too. DA's have a spotty track record of not charging cops who beat black folks to death, in case you were unaware.
But...since you asked......had he been black, there's a fair to middling chance that he would not have needed to be homeless and unstable...could have been out buying smokes and ended up the same. Looks like the officers are on trial too. DA's have a spotty track record of not charging cops who beat black folks to death, in case you were unaware.
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