This Memphis video of the lynching of Tyre Nichols must be awful. Basically everybody who has seen it is like "Please don't riot when you see this like you probably should." I've never seen a reaction like that.
Jan 26, 2023 · 8:52 PM UTC
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I feel like people who are *surprised* that the cops who did this are black are about to learn a part of "the Talk" that my parents at least always emphasized: The race of a cop is "cop." *Never* be under the illusion that a Black cop is less likely to brutalize you or kill you.
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My interaction with Black cops have always been as potentially fraught as my interaction with white ones. At no point does "help a brother out" work. Because if they were really trying to "help" me, they wouldn't have stopped me in the first place.
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People noticing how quickly these black cops were charged (as opposed to their murderous white fellows in other situations) should also pay attention to how *silent* the police union has been on there behalf.
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