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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Weighing the Pro & Cons

From Politico  -

A Letter From Black America
Yes, we fear the police. Here’s why.
By NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES

My friends and I locked eyes in stunned silence. Between the four adults, we hold six degrees. Three of us are journalists. And not one of us had thought to call the police. We had not even considered it.
We also are all black. And without realizing it, in that moment, each of us had made a set of calculations, an instantaneous weighing of the pros and cons.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/03/letter-from-black-america-police-115545.html#ixzz4aqOVdXSb

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