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189982, Can We Talk About Black Folks Irrational Fear of The Police?
Posted by daryloneal, Fri Jul-24-15 07:22 AM
Granted, these incidents are very real.

Granted, these incidents deserve serious attention AND action.

HOWEVER....

My issue is with people who all of a sudden get into a panic like...

"How an I supposed to drive down the street without being in fear of getting pulled over????"

"What am I supposed to tell my children???"

"They are killing us!! What is we gon' do???"

Ummm what??

Mind you, I'm from Baltimore. i.e. The place where this happened: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-indicted-in-brutal-rape-killing-of-baltimore-teen/

And this just happened this week: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-juvenile-shooting-20150722-story.html

People pass by fatal car accidents every other day on 95 and 695, yet continue texting while driving, recording instagram videos while driving, and driving confidently to and from work every day.

Yet every few months when there is a police-involved incident, people are all of a sudden "afraid for their lives".

Stop.