gjonesy
- 264
- 182
Cruz Martinez said:I don't want to sound cliche, but the fact that race is almost never an issue for white people is a good thing for them, I guess.
That's not really a good thing, in fact that is one of the problems. White guy gets shot by police doesn't scream racial inequality. There isn't a movement dedicated to watch dogging caucasians shot by police. With black people you have many. It really doesn't matter weather the person is a genuine threat to the officer or the public usually what is pointed at most often is if he was armed or not.
There was a case I seem to remember about a naked college student, he was white and unarmed when he was shot by a black police officer. The only reason it was even on the news I think is because the parents sued the department involved.
Cruz Martinez said:Also what i meant with factor in the population ratio is precisely what you mention here. It seems strange to me that black males are more often targetted as suspects than white males.
And there is that buzz word "targeted" it is no surprise that police interact more with black suspects then white, high crime areas are usually heavily populated by black people. That's not a race thing that is just a fact. Usually police are present and active in these areas because concerned black citizens called them there.
It's really ironic that this happens, police get called to these areas and attempt to help the community then end up the bad guys for "hassling" people. I grew up in a mixed poor neighborhood with high crime and was stopped and hassled by police, simply because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. People can't expect police to know who is who in these areas. When they come there (usually at the request of a resident) you have to expect them to do their job which is policing.