police murder megathread

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This really brings out the worst in people in terms of racism.

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Here's a sample of upvoted comments from the Baltimore Sun:

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-university-of-baltimore-closes-amid-high-school-purge-threat-20150427-story.html#page=1&panel=comments

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Those comments are on every article on the internet.

It depends on the outlet. I looked on the more highbrow Atlantic and the discussion was a lot more balanced, as I expected.

Oh yeah: come on cinyc, common sense. Rioting is always going to get more coverage than clapping your hands and singing. That's not to say that white reaction isn't a concern. We all know the history of the late 60s leading to Mr. "law and order" Nixon.

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Oh yeah: come on cinyc, common sense. Rioting is always going to get more coverage than clapping your hands and singing. That's not to say that white reaction isn't a concern. We all know the history of the late 60s leading to Mr. "law and order" Nixon.

Rioting gets more negative coverage, perpetuating negative stereotypes about young African-American males.  Clapping your hands and singing last week got plenty of coverage to anyone who was paying attention to the news last week.

Why is the white reaction a "concern", exactly?

You said it yourself man. "perpetuating negative stereotypes about young African-American males." a.k.a., perpetuating white racist attitudes. A return to the hard core "law and order" mentality of the 1970s probably won't happen without a rise in crime rates, but it's always a concern.