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Devastated by Dallas
Having a rough time working today. The thought of five officers not going home to their families after being murdered, targeted for wearing a badge, while working what was a peaceful protest is mind blowing. I’m alternately terrified, then enraged, that my friends and family whom are sworn to protect and serve, in addition to the every day unknown dangers they encounter at every. single. dispatch, are now targets for psychopaths that lump all officers together, the majority of whom are good and honorable, and truly entered the profession to make a difference, and to help people.
Anonymous
Are you also concerned about the unarmed black folks being murdered every day in this country? Are you outraged by their deaths? I hope you are able to feel compassion for both groups of people.
Anonymous
It’s not just black people that are dying FYI. More white people (279) were killed by policemen so far in 2016 than black people (136). I’m not saying racism doesn’t exist, because it does, but there are factual numbers involved here. If we want to get angry about deaths by policemen, we should care about ALL of them.
That said, I feel compassion for ALL of those affected by violence.
cc
Just FYI- those numbers say that more black people than white people were killed so far in 2016.White people are 77% of the population of the US- black people are 13%. Thats means that there is a much much much higher percentage of black people dying by police.
Anonymous
If you look at by pop the ratio is higher, of course. But 200 people > 100 people. There is no disputing that.
shopping
And 10/100 correct is more right than 9/10. Would you hire the candidate with the most right? If yes, then I sure hope you aren’t in a position to do so!
Devastated by Dallas
I am absolutely outraged by shootings that are found to be unjustified, and I cried listening to Diamond Reynolds recording yesterday. No one should have to see that. But, I will await the outcome of the investigation before reaching a judgment on the officer’s actions, as there are factual questions involving what actually occurred that led to the shooting. If the facts are what she stated, it is appalling. But, I also believe officers aren’t going out with the intention to shoot people of a certain race. Which is what happened in Dallas. Now let me turn your question around: Are you able to feel compassion for the 62 families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2016? Or the 95 killed in 2015?
Anonymous
Yes of course I am able to feel compassion for them, and I don’t wait for an investigation to feel it. There are not a ton of “factual questions” in these cases – the police were caught on video shooting these men at point blank range. Do you think all people deserve to die for driving with a tail light out or selling bootlegged videos? Or just black men?
Anonymous
There are all sorts of factual questions in these cases. Did you know that there was an armed robbery very close to where Castile was pulled over and that Castile is almost a dead ringer for one of the suspects? And that there had been a recent release of the images by police to get the community’s assistance in trying to find the suspects? There is no way for the officer to have know how long Castile had been in the area, but he could certainly plausibly have thought he MIGHT have been dealing with an armed robbery suspect. The suspect on the CC tape and the photos of Castile look shockingly alike. I am no way saying that his death is justified, just that we should consider there are facts that aren’t always presented in the mainstream media or by various individuals who are close to the incident.
There are lots of things that we don’t know only by watching one video.
Anonymous
Not acknowledging the structural racism built into policing in America makes you a racist, yes.
Devastated by Dallas
I didn’t say I was waiting for an investigation to feel compassion for them, I said I was waiting for an investigation to be completed to judge the officer’s actions. Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, of whether or not the shoot was justified, I feel pain for the families of those who are deceased. Losing a love one is hard under any circumstances. Of course I don’t believe anyone deserves to die for a broken tail light, that’s ridiculous, and you are trying to bait an argument. But I’m not going to bite, because I’d like to keep this a real conversation. I also recognize there are problems with people of color having a statistically higher likelihood of police contact that needs to be further investigated and addressed in our society. But I also know officers make life and death decisions every day, with lives in the balance, both theirs and the people they interact with, and when those decisions result in someone dying, justice demands an investigation be done and the case to work through the system. By the way, supporting law enforcement is not, in itself, evidence of being racist. I’m very sorry you seem to think so.
Anonymous
I am fairly sure that was a response to my comment, but thank you for your excellent response.
A.non
Some officers have to deal with the risks of the job, and when they remove their uniforms, have to deal with the risks of being black or Latino.
The power differential means that when black and Latino people make a mistake regarding crime, they will most likely pay the price, but when those with more institutional power make a mistake, they are much more likely to get the benefit of the doubt, and often the flip side of this result is that black and Latino people pay the price as well.
shopping
It is sad any time I person’s life is taken. Of course I’m sad for families of police as well as for all black peoples in this country. Something many people overlook, however, is that my child did not sign up to be Black, and cannot step out of Blackness at the end of the day, or ever retire from membership in that portion of the population that is at higher risk of random shooting. If someone on a police force is excessively concerned about being killed while at work, they can ask for a different assignment or quit. There is no comparable “out” for a black man in this country to take, if he wishes so avoid the purely random shooting.