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In response to "I think on some level, police have just internalized this notion that they're in more danger from black people" by Reagen

I said this on a BB earlier, from my friends who are police, they work in neighborhoods where they see...

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jul 7 '16, 14:36

these neighborhoods everyday, and the crimes that go on everyday, and they seriously describe them as "animals".

So they deal with crime daily from people who are killing each other daily at a high rate, with little regard to each other's age, race, sex, social status, etc...., they kill each other just because they are in the wrong part of town, or they look at them wrong.

Of course they are going to view those type of situations differently than if they were patrolling an all white area with less crime of that nature.

It takes a certain kind of evil person to lure a young child into an alley and execute them.

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And seeing others as animals is also a serious problem. Families still live in those neighborhoods, children, grandparents, people who have nothing w - . Jul 7, 15:08 8
- I certainly am not condoning that view, but it is a big part of the problem. - groiny Jul 7, 15:10 7
  - That wouldn't and doesn't serve as a defense for those who live in those conditions. It can't be a defense for those whose job it is to protect - pmb Jul 7, 15:25 4
    - did I, at any point, use that as an excuse for them to do anything? - groiny Jul 7, 15:29 3
      - My point wasn't that you were defending it, but that it does seem to be an excuse that police use and it doesn't fly. The benefit of having cops stay - pmb Jul 7, 15:45 2
        
        and, to be honest, if it is an excuse that actual police ar giving,.... - groiny Jul 7, 15:52
        
        if there are people in those areas who want to stay there sure. - groiny Jul 7, 15:49
  - that still does not excuse killing people unjustly. - sgtmike Jul 7, 15:15 1
    - I have one friend who worked the Chicago housing projects for 10 years - groiny Jul 7, 15:36
That's Straight up confirmation bias though. - mafic Jul 7, 15:05 5
- That's accusing the cop of racial bias when the incidents may just be repeated pattern recognition reactions that occur with the same minorities. -- nm - Max Jul 7, 16:07
- In Chicago the areas they set up to do the DWI traffic stops are mostly in black neighborhoods. The areas where DWI violations occur most often is in - . Jul 7, 15:12
- I can't answer that, as I am not seeing what they are seeing, I am hearing this second hand. - groiny Jul 7, 15:08 2
  - Sure, but most mass shooters are white dudes. My point is that never seems to translate to all white dudes being dangerous. - mafic Jul 7, 15:24 1
    - it is a problem in the police system that these officers are in these areas too long. - groiny Jul 7, 15:31

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