Now imagine how self-fulfilling it becomes when you overpolice a particular demographic to the point where a very high percentage of them experience an event like this. Imagine what happens when you do it for decades. Centuries maybe?

Then imagine what that means for their likely outcomes in society compared to other demographics.

Then imagine what an absolute piece of shit you must be as a member of another demographic losing your shit when someone starts to talk about systemic racism or white privilege, or when you fight against justice system reforms, social safety nets, and efforts at rehabilitation.

https://www.sentencingproject.org/press-releases/new-report-finds-imprisonment-rate-of-black-men-has-fallen-by-nearly-50-since-2000-but-pushback-threatens-continued-progress/

FUCK YES. So many people fail to understand this based on numerous conversations I’ve had. Cops especially don’t seem to recognize what even a minor brush with incarceration or arrest can do to someone’s life. (Or they like the power they have over the people around them. Maybe a little of column A a little of column B in that case.)