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A comment on Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American Lawyers. Parent comment

Re:Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American ... by rmxt on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @11:17AM (#9576871)
Thank you for the reminder. I genuinely am not trying to suffocate discourse and I am interested in engaging in conversation, but I have no qualms about pointing out disingenuous or deceptive pseudo-discourse when I see it. Posting a link to a study that mentions testosterone in a different medical context, and using it to justify to racist institutions is, IMO, inflammatory and dishonest to say the least.
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Re:Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American ... by CPLX on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @12:37PM (#9577474)
It's actually easier not to engage with racist trolls[0] at all, you're not likely to change anyone's mind.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9576895

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Re:Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American ... by MrBuddyCasino on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @02:20PM (#9578141)
Thanks for the effort of listing those, some of them definitely cross the line. However, I disagree that staying silent is always the best way to handle this - there is an audience that can still be influenced by convincing arguments, even though they might remain invisible.
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