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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Actually, yes it is. The problem of police being trigger happy is a different problem from police being racist, and will have to be addressed in a different manner. And since the public seem far more aware of the latter, I expect that's where the attention and resources will go. Which will no doubt be a good thing as far as it goes. But I doubt it will result in fewer people being killed than a generalized push to reduce incidents of police shooting civilians would.
To use my Catholic Church analogy, I'd be happier if efforts were focused on reducing pedophilia by priests full-stop, than on combating racism among priests.
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I see your point, but do you seriously not believe that activism for police not to shoot black people is ancillary to overall police violence?