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Old 07-20-2020, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by blueash View Post
Your experience may not be the same as to the general attitude of police. Your post is the definition of white privilege, from which I also benefitted and continue to benefit. You believe your positive experiences with police provide a framework upon which you then assert that therefore all people have the same experience. It isn't so.

Only now with ubiquitous cellphone cameras is the way in which POC too often are subjected to authoritarian abuse by LEOs being seen. You can easily dismiss this as it is contrary to your experience. But when POC tell you that they see everyday interaction with LEOs as being fraught, you should believe them. They believe your assertion that you have never had a problem with police being difficult.
Yes there are bullies and bastards who wear the law enforcement badge. How can I say this, I think that law abiding people do not get rough treatment. Maybe some L.E.O.s should try being an MD for awhile and MD's should try being in law enforcement. I bet that soon there would not be overuse of antibiotics and requests for handicap parking among police and more requests for freedom to restrain from the MD's.

It all looks simple until you walk in the shoes.
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