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Originally Posted by cellsafemode

Yea, the whole resisting arrest and all is definitely what's happening to minorities with police. They're always resisting. Cops dont interact with you the same way they interact with minorities. Respect is earned. If you're part of a group that is being singled out by cops though, how much respect would you give them? If you're 3x as likely to be in the justice system as a white person because cops police you far more than white people, how nice are you going to be? The problem here is not how black people interact with cops. It's how cops interact with minorities. It's always been how cops interact with minorities because we've always had a racism problem with minorities in this country and cops have been given a pass on it because that's how the public feels about minorities too. But cops should be held to a higher standard than the public. They should be the best of us. Not a mirror.

As an Asian, I can say that's BS.

I have heard stories of some scummy Asian people trying to pretend they don't speak English so they can get out of a ticket. Usually cops will just tell them that they can get a translator here but it might take a few hours, and they all magically remember how to speak English. This is in Canada, I don't know how it works in the States.

It's less of the cops being racist and more scummy people forming a bad reputation to the group they are associated with.

Keep in mind that cops are more exposed to dangers. That doesn't mean they get a free pass on everything they do(Daniel Shaver is another example), but that means their decision making will differ from a normal person's. We all get red mist from time to time and it's scary what we can do. I would think a cop would be more vulnerable and may need more training against it.

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