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comment by ilex
ilex  ·  1411 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop

I'm inclined to believe it because it lines up with what I see on the news, what black/queer/homeless folks have been saying for a while, what I know from the cops I've interacted with, and what other cops are saying. I will see if I can turn up some other sources; I haven't been trying to keep a comprehensive list, but here's one:

You're welcome to not give this 100% credibility; I don't know either of these guys from Adam and can't vouch for their authenticity.





johnnyFive  ·  1411 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In a way that's the problem, though, in that it lines up very well with a given movement. Even if I largely agree with that movement, it doesn't mean I'm going to accept something as fact just because I like what it says.

ilex  ·  1411 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Right; I don't disagree with you there. But my point was more that people have been talking about this exact issue for years beforehand and their factual claims line up with the ones made here.