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Re:Looking at the experience of black Britons through an Ame... by rkangel on Friday October 02, 2020 @06:55AM (#24661268)
Oversimplification, but Western Europe basically doesn't have a problem with police violence. That (very important) aspect of what's going on in the US just doesn't translate to a police force with very different culture and much better accountability.

It's great that we don't have that problem (people not being shot is a good thing), but that doesn't mean we don't have racism.

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Re:Looking at the experience of black Britons through an Ame... by lucideer on Friday October 02, 2020 @06:58AM (#24661290)
If you're talking about scale, then yes police violence in Western Europe isn't comparable to the US. Saying there's no problem seems like almost wilful ignorance though.
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