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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by colinmhayes on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:36PM (#24795657)
Really? I find that very difficult to believe based on the sum of my interactions with police. Maybe they're lying, but most of the people I've spoken to have nothing but negative things to say about the way they've been treated by police.
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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by Wolfenstein98k on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:41AM (#24798174)
How many people have you asked?

This is like the review site problem... people don't tend to walk around giving random anecdotes about good experiences with routine or common services.

But the polling is what I based my comment on. Even in minority communities, increased police presence polls significantly higher than decreased presence - and that's before proposing any reforms.

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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by naniwaduni on Thursday October 15, 2020 @08:45PM (#24796166)
Most people have nothing to say about positive interactions with the police.
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Re:Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reig... by colinmhayes on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:19PM (#24796746)
I mean I specifically ask them if they have ever had an interaction they would characterize as positive and most say "no." admittedly I've only talked to 15-20 people about this so my sample could be skewed.
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