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nomorenomore08

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14. Valid point. But I tend to think it has more to do with race, and even social class, than gender.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 10:05 PM

Mar 2014

I can't know for sure, but I suspect that the cop's "attitude" may have been a bit different if you'd been hit by a young woman of color, particularly one from a lower-class background.

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Death at the hands of police. [View all] Bonobo Feb 2014 OP

In general, I haven't been badly treated by cops. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #1

That is a pretty awful story. I'm sorry that happened to you. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #5

I consider it kind of trivial. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #13

Valid point. But I tend to think it has more to do with race, and even social class, than gender. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #14

Maybe. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #15

No argument there. The systematic criminalization of entire segments of society is an atrocity. n/t nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #16

Don't start nutn', won't be nutn'. rrneck Feb 2014 #2

That simply is not true. Bonobo Feb 2014 #3

It was a too short post. rrneck Feb 2014 #4

Quite interested to see your not quite finished OP... sibelian Mar 2014 #10

I hope so. rrneck Mar 2014 #11

Cool. sibelian Mar 2014 #12

Men of color may experience this more frequently, but white men certainly do as well. nomorenomore08 Feb 2014 #6

Gay men get the short end of the stick too. Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #8

Certainly attracts a lot more violent psychos than most professions. That's rather self-evident. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #9

More male privilege right here (Graphic warning) Bonobo Mar 2014 #7