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Four in Five Black Americans Want Same or More Cop Presence in Neighborhood
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostFour in Five Black Americans Want Same or More Cop Presence in Neighborhood
Charles Fain Lehman - August 5, 2020 11:28 AM
Over 80 percent of black Americans want the police to spend as much or more time in their neighborhoods as they currently do, new polling from Gallup conducted last month finds.
Asked if they would prefer police spend more, less, or the same amount of time in their neighborhoods, 61 percent of black respondents told Gallup the same, while a further 20 percent said more. Just 19 percent said less. Black respondents were more likely to want more police presence than white, Asian, and all adults overall.
The overwhelming support for current levels of policing even holds among black respondents who say they see the police often or very often. Two in three of those say they would like to see the police the same amount or more; 84 percent of black respondents who see the police "sometimes" responded that way, along with 92 percent of those who see the police rarely or never.
These findings are just the latest survey evidence to run contrary to the intuitions underlying the progressive push to defund police departments. They also confirm the view that some black communities are likely under-policed, suggesting the need for more, rather than fewer, police.
The poll does find that black Americans are less likely to be confident that they would be treated "with courtesy and respect" by police. Although the plurality of black respondents said they were "somewhat confident," they were more likely than white, Hispanic, and Asian respondents to say they were "not too" or "not at all" confident, and less likely to say they were "very" confident.
Two important points:
The first is bolded. If we are to trust this is a significant finding, we should also trust black people about their wariness of being singled out and swarmed upon for minor violations, like the mayor of Compton, California:
Second, if American voters have influence, then there's no reason to fear abolition of policing since blacks, like all Americans, express their community concerns via ballot.
Unfortunately, some GOP election commissioners don't see it that way:
""I'm concerned about voter registration in Mississippi," the commissioner wrote. "The blacks are having lots (of) events for voter registration. People in Mississippi have to get involved, too.""
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Originally posted by whag View PostWeird you posted this since Sean posted the same thing yesterday.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by whag View PostWeird because it's essentially a duplicate of what sean posted, and you were aware of his post?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by whag View PostThen might I suggest you're posting too much? This was just yesterday.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
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Originally posted by whag View PostIf blacks will vote against defund police measures and candidates, what's the problem? It seems like you're equally incapable of trusting black people to vote anything but Trump, despite Trump's continual patronistic insistence that he's done more for blacks than any president.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostSure, let's go for it. With roughly 80% of blacks opposed to the idea this should be an eye-opener for the radical left.
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThen of course, they aren't putting these things up for a vote but rather are making the decision for those they think are not smart enough to make the "right" choice.
On the right: Trump's mythical MAGA-hat wearing black supporters. So many!
On the left: Bidens mythical triggered white Karen liberals who know better than blacks. So many!
Let's trust the process of voting and not freak that either small faction will override moderate American sentiment. If blacks want police presence, they'll make it known in elections. You seem to be reserving the right to blame others when vote doesn't go your way.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
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