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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
I didn’t call you racist.
I said:
Suggesting black people being arrested is because they’re generally violent is wrong and racist.
Suggesting if they just didn’t resist it would all be ok is simply wrong and also racist.
Black people are pre-judged as being deserving of being pulled over, arrested, OR SHOT WHILE BEING ARRESTED, simply due to the colour of their skin. That is racist and wrong.
I hope people agree with the above as a general premise, idea and understanding.
The number of black people in society, as compared to the number of black people being shot, assaulted and/or killed by police is disproportionate. The numbers don’t match.
You did say:
Do you consider assaulting police officers, and having weapons to be violent? If so, then pretty much all of the 2019 police shootings. Blake would fit the category. Some of the arrests may have started from now violent crimes like Rayshard Brooks but they moment you start fighting officers that is a violent crime.
As we are in a conversation regarding black people being shot, assaulted and/or killed by police, my read of this is the writer is suggesting those incidents are due to the offender being violent, thus justifying or excusing the attacks or killings, or blaming the victim.
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Well then I guess you read something, misinterpreted what it said then labelled it racist. And when people say racist things they are racist. No? You are suggesting that these people are being arrested because of the colour of their skin and not because of a crime being committed. Police are therefore racist and need to be defunded. All of them. Not the actual ones that are bad. Even the ones that are putting their lives on the line for black people they are serving in dangerous neighbourhoods. Your interpretation of what I wrote was wrong. That happens. it’s hard to clearly portray your thoughts in limited texts. But I don’t think numbers and stats can be racist, and I don’t think you should jump to that conclusion so easily. Look up violent crime rate committed by black men and tell me if it is not very disproportionate. This doesn’t mean I am saying they deserve to die because they fit the demographic. The black community has many problems and they need to be addressed, but this narrative that police are shooting black people based on the colour of their skin is wrong. Stats don’t support it.