If I were a cop, I’d never engage a black person. Those days are gone - until after the collapse.
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It’s actually worse than that since the decisions in these types of cases have all kinds of implications that go well beyond the event itself. Very simply, this affects all kinds of relationships.... employee-employer, teacher-student, neighbour-neighbour and just the casual encounter that one can have with anyone on a day to day basis. Since there is the potential for serious problems if one side (and we know who that is) screams racism, people will look at it as being not worth the trouble and risk... and concoct all kinds of reasons to not engage. It’s very sad....
Yep. I will add, though, that if I were a cop I’d be actively pursuing a different career. And I suspect a lot of that is going on. Why defund the police when you can just watch the force organically shrink due to attrition.
I’ll now be carrying everywhere I go. It’s a new world.
I completely gave up on Black people almost 20 years ago.
At work, I am polite and professional, but nothing beyond that.
In social situations, I am polite, but do not encourage conversation.
Outside of work and social situations, I keep my eyes on the ground and totally disengage.