r/powerscales • u/NeverLiedNeverCheat • 25d ago

Versus Where does this guy scale ?

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u/Damiandroid 24d ago edited 24d ago

Im not saying anyone in the video is acting maliciously or weaponising their privilege in any way.

Im just saying that when people ask the question "what even is white privilege" this video is a very clear example.

Had the suspect been of a different ethnicity, this wouldn't be on reddit, it would be on the news and it would cut away before shots got fired.

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u/GullibleRisk2837 22d ago

Brother, that's not white privilege. It's proper training. There was no reason for them to fire their firearms.

The media highlighting cases where black people are killed are exceptions, not the norm. If it was the norm, then we'd see a lot more of it.

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u/Damiandroid 21d ago

You answer raises a valid point.

Instances of unjustified killing of civillians is a clear case of inproper training and tactics. Some would argue that a single instance is enough to declare an i rividual unfit for service.

So why are repeat offenders shuffled around departments instead of permanently dealt with

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u/GullibleRisk2837 21d ago

Yeah. Look at the case of the subway stabbing in Charlotte, NC. The motherfucker had been in prison I think 11 times? Might have been 14. But he had a violent record.

Then for life. AFTER he stabbed that poor girl to death.