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In reply to the discussion: We must NOT buy into the narrative that a cop's life is worth more than any other [View all]ellenrr
(3,864 posts)Do you remember in the Ferguson unrest?
Let me refresh your memory.
"Ferguson got the worst of both worlds: militarized police who brutalized protesters and still did not protect a vulnerable business community. In both cases, black citizens disproportionately suffered.
"Whose property is protected says a lot about whose life is valued.
Ferguson officials had a choice on Monday nightwho to protect, how, and where. They evidently made the same decision that Ferguson officials have made for years: Protect the white residents and forget the black residents."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/ferguson-riots-burning-113189.html#ixzz3Mde8Wak0
the Black business section was left to burn. This was testified to by more than one source, I am only referencing one source, you can do the research.
So again--- what you get, depends on who you are.
Ask a Black person - if you know any - how "protected" they feel by police?