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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that.. sounds right. I guess 30 years ago I wouldn't have expected to be assaulted by the cops, and now I 100% do. And everyone else in the world sees the US as a very dangerous place to visit now too. Used to be different, but maybe it is just perception of what was always there.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Especially if you POC in certain areas, or even black you have a high chance of getting profiled. even in situations like shoplifting they ignore white people, especially the men, and target POCs preferentially. prior to all the companies having a no-touch policy.

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  • It's crazy because I grew up "knowing that's just how things were". I'm brown and my name has way too many vowels, so I knew to keep my head down when the police might be involved. Then I learned that's not the norm everywhere in the world and my mind was blown.

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