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Originally Posted by Mythica
Am I? If you leave you car unlocked and get valuables stolen from it, (or locked and valuables on show) I wouldn't take the blame away from the people that stole said items. Its still stupid to leave valuables on show in your car though, just as its stupid to resist arrest and run away from the Police, but I ain't saying he deserved to die by the beating he got. Though you can question the actions he took without actually blaming him for being dead.
It's simple logic to be honest.
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It actually isn’t, and your analogy is deeply flawed. If you believe you’re at risk of serious harm by staying put, and unfolding events show that risk is increasing, the potential benefits of running away begin to outweigh the risks of it.
This issue simply can’t be reduced to a comparison with an unlocked car, by which you demonstrate an almost comical lack of understanding of race relations in the USA.
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Originally Posted by Mythica
Isn't that just slightly racist? Especially considering you don't actually know me or my skin colour.
I ask again, at what percentage risk of being harmed was he at if he had complied? Considering the vast majority of Police stops never even hit the news.
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As a white man I’m hardly being racist critiquing the attitudes I observe within my own community.
And yes, I’m pretty sure you’re also a white man. Please don’t try to get me to back down with weak insinuations - if you’re something other than ethnically white just say so and I’ll retract my comments.
The relevant statistic here is that black men are twice as likely to die at the hands of the police as white men in the USA. And the relevant fact from this specific incident was that he was *already*being*harmed* by his compliance. Unless you think a taser up the arse while someone yells in your face telling you to do what you’re already doing doesn’t constitute ‘harm’.