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That quote does not say that black people face more police violence. Where is the reading comprehension?

Are you being intentionally obtuse? Surely, you see how that quotes implies that black people face a higher rate of police violence. Please explain to me what you meant by this:  "There hasn't been an increase in violence; there has just been an increase in smartphones and social media usage bringing to the forefront what black people have been dealing with since slavery was abolished." How could that be construed in any way other than "smartphones are illuminated the increased rate of police brutality black people have suffered since abolition."

You have a short memory, but I said earlier that polls have shown that most black people support the police. You were complaining about how the left, especially black people, hurt the morale of the police.

We left that subject long ago. We've spent the last few days trying to figure out what the above quote meant. The poll is a bit absurd anyway. In which academic realm would it be acceptable to use a poll from 19 years as evidence of attitudes towards cops today?

42% of black people felt that they were stopped because of their race. Only 6% of white people felt that they were stopped because of their race. In what world is that not a huge difference? And, how is 42% a small share? 

A majority of blacks have never FELT that they were being pulled over for being black. Only 15% of blacks report being stopped by police more than 5 times. Your "experience" isn't representative of the typical experience of blacks in America.


Oh, only 42% of the population died from tuberculosis. Only 42% of the population has a drug addiction. Only 42% of people face domestic violence. No one would say those things.

You've said some outrageous and ridiculous things. The worst is was comparing immigration quotas to slavery and Jim Crow. You can't be taken seriously.

You're comparing a traffic stop to domestic violence, drug, addiction, and tuberculosis; then you claim I'm the one making outrageous statements. Absolutely stunning.

You're arguing in bad faith. The discrimination faced by Jews, Indians, and Chinese was just as severe as that faced by blacks.  Instead of perpetuating this victim mentality, we should probably take some time to find out why the successful groups were successful. That seems like a much more fruitful pursuit than chasing an unfalsifiable claim of white privilege.