Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The Myth of Systemic Police Racism

 George Floyd riots: The myth of systemic police racism in US

Hold officers accountable who use excessive force. But there’s no evidence of widespread racial bias.

George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has revived the Obama-era narrative that law enforcement is endemically racist. On Friday, Barack Obama tweeted that for millions of black Americans, being treated differently by the criminal justice system on account of race is “tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal.’ ” Mr. Obama called on the police and the public to create a “new normal,” in which bigotry no longer “infects our institutions and our hearts.”

Joe Biden released a video the same day in which he asserted that all...

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4 comments:

  1. It doesn't matter if there's evidence or not. They believe it. That's it. The "fact" that there's systemic racism has taken on the status of myth.

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  2. why is it that every white person is held accountable for the damage done by a few white slave holders 200 years ago, but no black rioter can be held accountable for the damage he did last night????

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    1. You're being logical now which isn't recognized by the PC crowd......

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