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minus-squarebacon_pdp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoNo. They just took jobs as cops and went from hanging to just outright shooting them in public.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYep. Always keep in mind where the American system of police comes from. Hint: It’s coming from hunting runaway slaves.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoMaybe? But I had a black student refuse to drive in a car to a retreat in NC because the other occupants were white girls. That was 2000. That was the camel’s back moment that told me it was time to leave the USA.
Did it really stop in 1981?
No. They just took jobs as cops and went from hanging to just outright shooting them in public.
Yep. Always keep in mind where the American system of police comes from.
Hint: It’s coming from hunting runaway slaves.
Maybe?
But I had a black student refuse to drive in a car to a retreat in NC because the other occupants were white girls. That was 2000. That was the camel’s back moment that told me it was time to leave the USA.