07-09-2016, 01:09 AM
(07-08-2016, 02:34 PM)Au165 Wrote: Being black does not inherently make you a criminal and being a cop does not inherently make you racist. If both those preconceived notions can be overcome we have a chance. The first thing that needs to happen is the media needs to stop portraying both as such. Every case is unique, but we have started treating them like they are connected.
Honestly, I think if you peel back the onion your going to end-up with gangs/drugs as the root cause. Violent, "organized" and armed criminals in dense urban, mostly minority areas, contributes to cop biases that create heightened stress that leads to more mistakes. Disproportionate outcomes in the justice system further exacerbates that on both sides, including juries.
And when you promote the narrative that racist cops are killing minorities, you provoke actions from civilians that adds to that stress.
As for the media, just report the facts. They spend like 30 seconds on facts, and then 15 minutes interjecting opinion and speculation...and when they have sometimes extreme people advocating opposite views in the interest of "presenting both sides", all it does is further polarize.
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