What do you think of the police?(Via VICE News)
Do you trust the police?
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After watching this short video and listening to the response that people,I realized that when you are quiet and listen, you can hear who people are. Many times when we as humans respond it is almost always based on our very limited, very bias perception of our version of the truth, that is more than likely based on our personal experiences. This video was not much different the reaction to the question that was originally presented went from one end of the spectrum to the next, and it was all based on these individuals perception of the police. With all of that being said is it to far fetched to believe that not only are people more likely to respond verbally in this way*(based on their perception) but their actions will most likely follow suit. The statement was made "If I were a police I would just carry a taser, if all of the criminals were disarmed". Okay that sounds like a great idea, but what happens when it's not your actions but your skin color that criminalize you, well murder of the innocent like Tamir, Eric, Philando and Alton happens. later it was said that "the police protect us (some would say who is us?), and we should protect them. It is in eye opening times like this that really reveals the two different worlds that seem to exists simultaneously which does't allow much to change.
After watching this short video and listening to the response that people,I realized that when you are quiet and listen, you can hear who people are. Many times when we as humans respond it is almost always based on our very limited, very bias perception of our version of the truth, that is more than likely based on our personal experiences. This video was not much different the reaction to the question that was originally presented went from one end of the spectrum to the next, and it was all based on these individuals perception of the police. With all of that being said is it to far fetched to believe that not only are people more likely to respond verbally in this way*(based on their perception) but their actions will most likely follow suit. The statement was made "If I were a police I would just carry a taser, if all of the criminals were disarmed". Okay that sounds like a great idea, but what happens when it's not your actions but your skin color that criminalize you, well murder of the innocent like Tamir, Eric, Philando and Alton happens. later it was said that "the police protect us (some would say who is us?), and we should protect them. It is in eye opening times like this that really reveals the two different worlds that seem to exists simultaneously which does't allow much to change.
I disagree. I think we can change through convos precisely like this one. I remember you saying that you were listening and learning, and I wondered if I had offended. It *may* seem naive to imagine a world where we don't need guns and violence, but I'm a freaky pacificst. However, I do realize that my white privilege makes this view easier to adopt. Your post compels us to visit the matter of race, as it informs many of our ways of seeing and being, particularly in Law Enforcement.
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