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Originally posted by Callum
No offence but you live in the UK though and this happened in Florida, so I doubt you've had any real first-hand experience with this type of thing. Your opinion stems purely from what you've read in articles like this. You don't really know anything about "white privilege" or how "white ppl" get treated by police in the US.
Unless you're a minority American with actual first-hand experience of this kind of thing, please save the preachy privilege ******** for another thread.
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Although I could argue that the UK parallels the US in many ways, your point is kinda ridiculous. Especially when there is statistics especially concerning the criminal justice system that highlight white privilege. 1 of the many reason why you are wrong. You tried tho.
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Originally posted by Ryanicorn
Um, not all black people get harassed by cops and not all white people get immunity from cops. It's the RACIST white cops that do this. Not the entire police force There's a difference between privilege and just pure racism. There are probably black cops out there that target white people as well.
Pretty much this.
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White people are not viciously targeted by the cops tho. I didn't say they are immune but you aint never hearing of a white person being arrested @ their job over 50 times by the same people
. And the stop and frisk success rates in New York are atrocious. For African Americans their success rate was 8%, who much innocent everyday black people do you have search to have the stats so low? would you like to guess the percentage for white ppl?
The evidence is all there. You have to whole internet to your disposal. There isn't really no legit reason for you to be ignorant about this. Unless you are super young, I could understand.