I believe this firmly! I don’t think it’s just blacks too, I think we can put most non-white races, felons, autistic/developmentally delayed people…….pretty much another that doesn’t fit the “white and delightsome” stereotypes
No shit. They won’t stop the crime anyway, just take a police report that goes nowhere but insurance. Send an adjuster instead, more useful and might file the paperwork in a reasonable time.
Most burglars just want to get your stuff and get out undetected. Police have the power to perform actions that would be considered assault, kidnapping and murder if those same actions were committed by a civilian as they are charged with a job which sometimes requires them to do so. When they use this power unjustifiably they are often not charged and often those charges result in not guilty. Police have a license to kill and are held to a lower standard than the rest of us.
Police officers scare me more than robbers, burglars or random thugs, personally.
I learned when I was a little boy. Calling the cops when you live in the hood is only going to make things worse for everyone. I still have a hard line no cops policy, shit one of my very friends that made it out the shit hole we grew up in is a detective now and even his advise is still no cops.
(Gonna risk the downpour of downvotes for this opinion but)
I agree cops can be bad, but I’ve never had any issues with them(I’m white). Not to say they don’t need to restructure the whole system they do, the amount of horror stories is outrageous and can’t go on like it has, but through all my years dealing with them, I’ve had nothing but positive outcomes.
Unprovoked contact with police can lead to death, injury, or arrest which will cost me a night in jail, hundreds in bail, hundreds in tow fees, thousands of dollars in attorney fees, and an arrest on my record which is as good as a conviction for many employers.
I’ll take a burglar stealing my $700 TV, or my wallet that is all credit cards I can cancel immediately.
OGTaco84 says
When did oniony start meaning sad?
mittens1982 says
I believe this firmly! I don’t think it’s just blacks too, I think we can put most non-white races, felons, autistic/developmentally delayed people…….pretty much another that doesn’t fit the “white and delightsome” stereotypes
Perfect example:
https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/tell-my-mom-i-love-her-graphic-body-camera-video-shows-police-officer-shooting-autistic-13-year-old-boy/
beetlejuice8675309 says
Unprovoked contact with police has an unfortunate potential side effect (death) for black Americans.
azuth89 says
No shit. They won’t stop the crime anyway, just take a police report that goes nowhere but insurance. Send an adjuster instead, more useful and might file the paperwork in a reasonable time.
RedVariant says
Absolutely
FuriouSherman says
The worst part is how obvious this sounds.
Ragtime-Rochelle says
Most burglars just want to get your stuff and get out undetected. Police have the power to perform actions that would be considered assault, kidnapping and murder if those same actions were committed by a civilian as they are charged with a job which sometimes requires them to do so. When they use this power unjustifiably they are often not charged and often those charges result in not guilty. Police have a license to kill and are held to a lower standard than the rest of us.
Police officers scare me more than robbers, burglars or random thugs, personally.
gonzo4209 says
I learned when I was a little boy. Calling the cops when you live in the hood is only going to make things worse for everyone. I still have a hard line no cops policy, shit one of my very friends that made it out the shit hole we grew up in is a detective now and even his advise is still no cops.
WaitedTill2015ToJoin says
The “ghetto” is the “ghetto” because of police, not because the vast majority of people who live there.
asianabsinthe says
Sorry, not just black Americans.
diablollama says
I REALLY don’t understand this… I am sure I will be downvoted to hell… but here is how I look at it.
So like 250 Black Americans are killed by police a year…
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
And like 2,500 Black Americans are killed by other Black Americans a year….
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-3.xls
What am I missing? I would definitely avoid the robbing scenario…
ProfessorJackH0ff says
(Gonna risk the downpour of downvotes for this opinion but)
I agree cops can be bad, but I’ve never had any issues with them(I’m white). Not to say they don’t need to restructure the whole system they do, the amount of horror stories is outrageous and can’t go on like it has, but through all my years dealing with them, I’ve had nothing but positive outcomes.
5050Clown says
I’d also prefer getting burgled to meeting an army of cross burning klansmen on a dark Georgia night, same reason.
labadorrr says
this is stupid.. you can’t generalize a whole group of people like that.. it’s racist
Cetun says
Unprovoked contact with police can lead to death, injury, or arrest which will cost me a night in jail, hundreds in bail, hundreds in tow fees, thousands of dollars in attorney fees, and an arrest on my record which is as good as a conviction for many employers.
I’ll take a burglar stealing my $700 TV, or my wallet that is all credit cards I can cancel immediately.