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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Actually, the police in question were rolling over backwards to help the beautiful African American woman. She did not appear mentally ill but if they gad questioned her more they probably would have found out that she was a danger to herself as well as to others. I do think race played into how the police treated this woman.
I volunteered for a year of Saturday afternoons at the Veterans' Hospital in Reno, Nevada back around 1977-1978. Many of these vets were admirable. This was on the intensive care ward with the vets ranging from one from the Spanish American War to the Vietnam War.
Race does enter things. My sister-in-law of my late brother is Jamaiican-American and my late brother was white. They got flak for their mixed marriage from both races.
Having a rather large group of Jamaiican-American relatives though makes me more conscious of race in the US in 2016 than I ever was.
My sister-in-law Grace was a supplier for the SEALS and I have always respected her for her work in the military.
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Thanks for the honest response.