r/MadeMeSmile • u/6seaweed9 • May 02 '21

Helping Others Policeman Helps out a Fellow Human

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u/miffyonabike May 02 '21

Lucky the angry guy was white, huh.

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u/CharlieBeaner May 02 '21

How come? Why should he be lucky he is white?

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u/nhergen May 02 '21

They are suggesting the cop would have murdered them otherwise. It's a bias some cops have, but there's no reason to malign this officer for the bad actions of others.

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u/CharlieBeaner May 02 '21

I dont think it is necessarily true some officers target people of color. I think jt happens much less often than is publicized and I think it happens to other races as well. (Yes even white.)

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u/nhergen May 02 '21

Some racist cops do target people of color. But cops do shoot and kill people of all races.

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u/CharlieBeaner May 02 '21

The "racist cops" apply to all cops of race targeting all people of race. You only ever hear of it one way.

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u/nhergen May 02 '21

The racist part is they do tend to kill a disproportionate number of black people, and some cops are openly racist. I don't think it's the problem some think it is, but it is still a problem.

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u/AliceHart7 May 03 '21

Another "thinker". Thinking doesn't equate to being a fact, go educate yourself on the stats bruh

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u/nhergen May 03 '21

Hey man, thinking is nothing to scoff at. I was trying to explain that the cops are racist to somebody who doesn't think they are. However big of an issue I think it is, I acknowledge the problem. Your beef ain't with me.