Re:The “Majority Illusion” in Social Networks (2016)
by raxxorrax on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:29AM
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> it's not even a speck on the radar compared to America
I do believe that there are problems with racism in state police in any country but I was surprised how restrained the police in America is by numbers. I would have expected much more death by the hands of the police. Outside of America there is certainly a stereotype of their police being cowboys.
Still, I think the numbers alone clearly show police isn't going on rampages killing random people. State abuse today looks completely different.
I do believe that there are problems with racism in state police in any country but I was surprised how restrained the police in America is by numbers. I would have expected much more death by the hands of the police. Outside of America there is certainly a stereotype of their police being cowboys.
Still, I think the numbers alone clearly show police isn't going on rampages killing random people. State abuse today looks completely different.