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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by TuringNYC on Saturday January 23, 2021 @07:44PM (#25887638)
Have you considered that your viewpoint might be so wildly opposing to other opinions because you’re part of an “accepted group” that gets their way...while others like me [an individual of color] get the brunt of enforcement — with or without cause?

Heck, I’ve been stopped in NYC for “walking with a limp” (bike accident, fractured knee)...while wearing a $500 shirt and designer suit.

What you refer to as “cherry picked videos” are just the instances that happen to have been filmed. Seriously, after Central Park Karen and Minnesota, can we at least acknowledge there might be an issue?!

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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by lawnchair_larry on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @09:25PM (#25923534)
Do you not understand the problem with extrapolating trends from cherry picked anecdotes? And no, those videos are absolutely not evidence of problems. They aren’t even evidence of isolated cases of racism. But it wouldn’t change the situation if they were.

More importantly, parent wasn’t even commenting about race.

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