The NFL Protests

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@Nesrie

I don’t understand why people being gunned down by police, a civil enforcement group we entrust as the public, has anything to do with other types of killings.

Because people are racist and devalue the lives of black people.

Relevant thread I started years ago:

"But what about black on black crime??"

While this is directly related to the “cop shooting thread” it deserves its own discussion so it can be discussed in isolation. Let me break it down as clearly and simply as I can. 1) Black people are complaining about police responses to them Here are the facts: [image] So quite clearly, black people are killed by police during arrest at far higher rates - proportionally - than white people or hispanic people. This is uncontroversial. It’s simply a fact. If you dispute this fact as provi…