Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ...
by lawnchair_larry on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:01PM
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I was not making any blanket statements about anyone beyond the general group of "police".
Yes, that was the point. Blanket statements don’t work in either case.
Re:Police attacks against journalists across the U.S. since ...
by slg on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:21PM
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Joining the police is a choice. Being a woman of color is not a choice. Making a blanket statement about those two groups is therefore entirely different.
My blanket statement about police was also framed as a question. I said I have seen very little evidence I was wrong. If you think I am wrong, you could try providing an answer to that question rather than attacking the question itself.
Yes. I have also seen countless videos in which civilians were reprimanded by other citizens for acting inappropriately. They are trying to police themselves. Why can't the police police themselves?
>If a “woman of color” was seen starting a fire, would you be comfortable saying things like “black women start fires”? I sure hope not. Even if you had dozens of examples, it would still be wrong to make such a statement.
I don't know what you are trying to insinuate with this comment. I was not making any blanket statements about anyone beyond the general group of "police".