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Ft. Worth Officer Charged with Murder
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<blockquote data-quote="ssj4sadie" data-source="post: 16308538" data-attributes="member: 2456"><p>Just playing the what if game here; was the neighborhood predominantly black or higher crime rate area? If it is either or, I can almost guarantee that the the tactics used are different. It’s no secret that if something like this was reported in a more affluent area going to the door and announcing that you’re the police would have been the first step, even if it was a suspected burglary. Unfortunately, a lot of majority black areas are in the lower scales of socio-economic status and therefore crime is policed much more heavily. And when I say heavily I mean the approach to a situation by police is highly different.</p><p></p><p>I’ll try and make this short. While driving back from an area near the border of Mexico with an enclosed trailer (5x8) Border Patrol pulled over my mother-in-law (Hispanic) for no reason other than she was driving “into” the US. With her and my wife up front the agents where ridiculously condescending, sarcastic, and accusing with their questions. As soon as I (white dude) popped up from my nap in the back seat everything became all apologies and explanations on why we got pulled over. Shit was ridiculous. I’ll never forget it and despite trying to rationalize their behavior (because of the higher crime rate and trafficking of drugs/people) I will never agree with the fact that two American citizens (one a veteran) were treated as though they had to prove their innocence based on skin color. </p><p></p><p> I vaguely recall your situation. Can you elaborate?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ssj4sadie, post: 16308538, member: 2456"] Just playing the what if game here; was the neighborhood predominantly black or higher crime rate area? If it is either or, I can almost guarantee that the the tactics used are different. It’s no secret that if something like this was reported in a more affluent area going to the door and announcing that you’re the police would have been the first step, even if it was a suspected burglary. Unfortunately, a lot of majority black areas are in the lower scales of socio-economic status and therefore crime is policed much more heavily. And when I say heavily I mean the approach to a situation by police is highly different. I’ll try and make this short. While driving back from an area near the border of Mexico with an enclosed trailer (5x8) Border Patrol pulled over my mother-in-law (Hispanic) for no reason other than she was driving “into” the US. With her and my wife up front the agents where ridiculously condescending, sarcastic, and accusing with their questions. As soon as I (white dude) popped up from my nap in the back seat everything became all apologies and explanations on why we got pulled over. Shit was ridiculous. I’ll never forget it and despite trying to rationalize their behavior (because of the higher crime rate and trafficking of drugs/people) I will never agree with the fact that two American citizens (one a veteran) were treated as though they had to prove their innocence based on skin color. I vaguely recall your situation. Can you elaborate? [/QUOTE]
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