So quick to automatically see anyone who isn't a white male as a threat. I am extremely doubtful that a white man answering that same door with a gun in his hand would have been shot even if he had shot at the police. Instead they would have tried negotiating with him.
I have respect for the majority of police but I also know that systemic racism thrives in those environments. I wish rather than pretend it doesn't exist that the leaders would make a concerted effort to deal with that head on. I highly doubt that will happen in my lifetime though.
So quick to automatically see anyone who isn't a white male as a threat. I am extremely doubtful that a white man answering that same door with a gun in his hand would have been shot even if he had shot at the police. Instead they would have tried negotiating with him.
I have respect for the majority of police but I also know that systemic racism thrives in those environments. I wish rather than pretend it doesn't exist that the leaders would make a concerted effort to deal with that head on. I highly doubt that will happen in my lifetime though.