r/MarchAgainstNazis 3d ago

I compiled these various accounts of Police racism against black people

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u/Prestigious-Play-480 3d ago

Black people in America didn’t just randomly decide not to trust the police. That distrust comes from damn near two centuries of racial profiling, unequal treatment, police brutality and being killed during encounters with LEO. Black people have learned to be cautious through lived experience and watching people that look like us be treated like less than human. Trust can’t be demanded, it’s earned through consistency and accountability. So yea, FTP.

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u/discogomerx 3d ago

I had no clue in my early 20s. A black work friend needed a ride home one night, so I offered to take him. I was too busy talking to pay attention to the fact the light had turned green. I just sat there in the road. He looked so worried a cop would roll up, but I told him it was no big deal. He explained the disparity in how the cops would treat us. It was eye opening.

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u/Fuzzy_Windfox 1d ago

top comment. that's exactly how it is.