Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago10-year-old black boy in Mississippi gets probation and an essay assignment, after being arrested and taken to jail for peeing behind his mother's carweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up199file-text
arrow-up197external-link10-year-old black boy in Mississippi gets probation and an essay assignment, after being arrested and taken to jail for peeing behind his mother's carweb.archive.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWirrvogel@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoImagine the number of people who could have just laughed, said “what a stupid case” and dismissed it, and none of them did. That’s systemic racism. It’s a machine that, once started, won’t stop.
Imagine the number of people who could have just laughed, said “what a stupid case” and dismissed it, and none of them did. That’s systemic racism. It’s a machine that, once started, won’t stop.