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Originally Posted by QuikSand
Sure, those two things are very real. Totally agreed.
But if you think that's all it "comes down to" you're missing the key and current element of this, the one that many people desperately hope can change:
When you're a dark-skinned male, all these risks and consequences are much much more dire for you than otherwise. It's a different set of probabilities.
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It seems like it is a thing for black teens to be seen as tough. You will never have the most highly educated people in the world wake up and put on a uniform and get shot at. Can't fix stupid, stupid cops will do wrong thing based on what is happening in society. They won't take each situation separate.
If you told me something was 6 times more likely to kill you, you'd try to be that much quicker to react when it got to that point. This can create situations when you act wrongly. Less smart you are the more often it occurs. Much deeper than just cops being racist.
I remember back in 2001 this nation seemed like it was getting closer and closer.to being one. Sad media is doing this to our country for money. I promise you there are less racist people than in years past but race is becoming more and more issue. Fuck off media, money and power whores.