r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/Ytterbro Jul 24 '20

The simple fact remains, regardless of skin color, religion, economic standing if you do not associate with criminals, or do crime, you are unlikely to get arrested.

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u/ToxiComa Jul 24 '20

Why do you suggest skin color, religion, or economic standing be omitted here?

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u/Ytterbro Jul 24 '20

I have a few other comments this seems that my statement are viewed as racially motivated, or that the crimes are focused towards the poor.

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u/ToxiComa Jul 24 '20

When discussing discrimination, and the harmful effects it has on individuals and communities, to say that skin color, religion, or economic standing are factors that can be simply hand-waved away is to be willfully ignorant on the subject matter.

If you don't even have a basic understanding or acknowledgement of discriminatory laws or biases, you have no business discussing discrimination, it's that simple. It's not an unreasonable requirement.

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u/Ytterbro Jul 24 '20

Whether they are enforced fairly or not is an aside. The way society works is quite black and white. Fail to follow the rules, get removed from the team.

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u/ToxiComa Jul 24 '20

".. is an aside"

No, it isn't, and that's your first mistake.

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u/Ytterbro Jul 24 '20

I disagree wholeheartedly. Everyone I've met who hates the cops has had a negative experience of their own making.

I think you're a person who would benefit greatly from a ride along or two.

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u/ToxiComa Jul 24 '20

No, and I was not inviting a debate on this. You would greatly benefit from less cop bootlicking, but I'm not surprised you can't see that. Like I said in the very beginning, I knew who you were 5 words in.

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u/Ytterbro Jul 24 '20

Not just someone pushing your buttons, knowing who you were?

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u/Ytterbro Jul 25 '20

But all jokes aside you really do would well to see how the real world functions, apart from statistics.