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here are quick rebuttals for racist talking points:
“Black people commit more crime”
Well, if you have higher police presence in black neighborhoods than white neighborhoods, especially with a corrupt system and arrest quotas, black crimes will be far more documented than white crimes
Well, if you have higher police presence in black neighborhoods than white neighborhoods, especially with a corrupt system and arrest quotas, black crimes will be far more documented than white crimes
“More white people are killed by cops than black people”
There are 6x more whites people in American than black people so yes by sheer numbers they get killed by police more
But black people are shot by cops at a rate 4x higher than white people
There are 6x more whites people in American than black people so yes by sheer numbers they get killed by police more
But black people are shot by cops at a rate 4x higher than white people
(Bonus points) ask them why don’t think that cops killing people is a problem.
“White privilege isn’t real”
Literally just bring up Brock Turner.
Literally just bring up Brock Turner.
“This is all sad but I can’t support rioting and looting”
Tell them if people are arrested and stopped from peacefully protesting, the only options left are to turn violent
Tell them if people are arrested and stopped from peacefully protesting, the only options left are to turn violent
“All Lives Matter”
All lives cannot matter until black lives matter do. (Don’t explain it further save the brain cells)
All lives cannot matter until black lives matter do. (Don’t explain it further save the brain cells)
“White people have been oppressed too!”
Yeah, by other white people (Irish people for example) or if they were oppressed it has reasons that have nothing to do with their skin color (the holocaust)
Yeah, by other white people (Irish people for example) or if they were oppressed it has reasons that have nothing to do with their skin color (the holocaust)
“How come (insert race here) doesn’t riot or protest or loot?”
1. Perpetuating model minority myth 2. They probably do it’s just not well reported 3. They’d probably be against it if they did anyways
1. Perpetuating model minority myth 2. They probably do it’s just not well reported 3. They’d probably be against it if they did anyways
“What about black on black crime”
Black people don’t kill each other because they’re black (also this is only ever brought up to distract from police brutality)
Black people don’t kill each other because they’re black (also this is only ever brought up to distract from police brutality)
“What about gun violence in black neighborhoods or Chicago”
They literally would not vote for any policies that would reduce crime in these places, and also they only bring it up from police brutality
They literally would not vote for any policies that would reduce crime in these places, and also they only bring it up from police brutality
“Blue Lives Matter”
This doesn’t exist, you can stop being a cop, you can’t stop being black. Getting hurt, shot, or killed whole on the clock is a occupational hazard, yall signed up for this Black people didn’t
This doesn’t exist, you can stop being a cop, you can’t stop being black. Getting hurt, shot, or killed whole on the clock is a occupational hazard, yall signed up for this Black people didn’t
“Many of those killed had prior criminal histories”
Many of the cops doing the killing have prior on the job murders on their record as well
Many of the cops doing the killing have prior on the job murders on their record as well
“The people killed had criminal records”
Doesn’t matter, usually never relevant in the moment, if someone is handcuffed, tased, and subdued. Their prior criminal past isn’t going to magically attack you
Doesn’t matter, usually never relevant in the moment, if someone is handcuffed, tased, and subdued. Their prior criminal past isn’t going to magically attack you
“If they just followed the law, they’d be fine”
1. Even if they did commit crimes, that doesn’t warrant a death sentence
2. Innocent people have been killed for “fitting a description”
3. The law protects white people and not black people
1. Even if they did commit crimes, that doesn’t warrant a death sentence
2. Innocent people have been killed for “fitting a description”
3. The law protects white people and not black people
“White people are killed by cops too”
1. No cop has ever killed a white person just because they were white
2. Sure, but they won’t be brutalized like black people are
3. How come mass shooters are taken in safely but unarmed men and women are shot dead?
1. No cop has ever killed a white person just because they were white
2. Sure, but they won’t be brutalized like black people are
3. How come mass shooters are taken in safely but unarmed men and women are shot dead?
“Why can’t they just peacefully protest?”
1. They get shot at, tear gassed, and arrested
2. Kaepernick got fired
3. MLK was assasinated
1. They get shot at, tear gassed, and arrested
2. Kaepernick got fired
3. MLK was assasinated
“Not all cops kill or brutalize people”
But if they did they wouldn’t face any consequences for it because of the broken policing system.
But if they did they wouldn’t face any consequences for it because of the broken policing system.
“I can’t support the movement because I don’t agree that ACAB”
ACAB means that system allows all cops to be bad
It’s not saying every single cop is a murderer
It’s saying that every cop has the potential to kill someone and get away with because the system allows them to
ACAB means that system allows all cops to be bad
It’s not saying every single cop is a murderer
It’s saying that every cop has the potential to kill someone and get away with because the system allows them to
The system protects bad cops and harms good ones. This is why we say ACAB.
“cops are human too. are they just expected to do nothing while getting screamed at with water bottles thrown at them?”
This is a high pressure job. They need to have the mental fortitude to not allow emotion to cloud their judgement.
They need anger management training.
This is a high pressure job. They need to have the mental fortitude to not allow emotion to cloud their judgement.
They need anger management training.
They also need background checks for previous violent histories, as well as regular mental wellness checks we can stop many issues at the source
“But I don’t see color”
When you say this you are invalidating the experiences of every single BIPOC.
It posits the ideas that BIPOC as if they are treated the same as white people
Which is untrue.
It’s also gets rid of the differences and diversity amongst groups
When you say this you are invalidating the experiences of every single BIPOC.
It posits the ideas that BIPOC as if they are treated the same as white people
Which is untrue.
It’s also gets rid of the differences and diversity amongst groups
It’s a notion counterproductive to that of progress and equality
When you don’t see color you don’t see people’s stories, their lives, their experiences, and how their race has shaped these things for them.
We should all strive to treat each other with kindness
When you don’t see color you don’t see people’s stories, their lives, their experiences, and how their race has shaped these things for them.
We should all strive to treat each other with kindness
But we cannot forget the things that make us different and unique, especially when these differences are weaponizrd against us to perpetuate systemic racism and oppression
“I understand what they’re fighting for but looting is wrong.”
All property is worth less than any human life and all of the looted stores are insured. It’s unfortunate that these businesses have been hurt but people dying is worse.
All property is worth less than any human life and all of the looted stores are insured. It’s unfortunate that these businesses have been hurt but people dying is worse.
“How do you know that the cop that killed George Floyd was a racist?”
“How do you this cop was racially motivated”
“There’s no evidence of a racial motivation”
Here’s Jon Stewart in 2015 when this talking point was already really fucking old
“How do you this cop was racially motivated”
“There’s no evidence of a racial motivation”
Here’s Jon Stewart in 2015 when this talking point was already really fucking old
“so what’s the solution? all cops quit? what about rapists and murderers and other violent & dangerous people?”
Defund, abolition, allocate funds to communities ravaged by police violence and focus on preventative crime measures by enriching communities with small businesses
Defund, abolition, allocate funds to communities ravaged by police violence and focus on preventative crime measures by enriching communities with small businesses
planned parenthood, mental health resources, better education funding, making communities self sufficient without help from coroporafjons or governments, also further research gun issues solutions
The reason the police is so militarized is because of the second amendment in America, when everyone in the USA has a gun, the police need to be equipped to take on an entire country.
and if the police or military turn on us we need guns for defense
and if the police or military turn on us we need guns for defense
Mutual disarmament is a foreign concept to America and Americans but it can and should be done
“But don’t all lives matter? Don’t white lives matter? I think it’s racist to prioritize black lives? Why are black lives more important than mine?”
the black lives matter movement doesn’t prioritize black lives over any other lives
the black lives matter movement doesn’t prioritize black lives over any other lives
Black lives are disproportionately affected by police compared to any other Racial group in America
Black Lives Matter has a silent word at the end, too
Black Lives Matter too
That’s the message, and it’s taking its fight to police brutality
Black Lives Matter has a silent word at the end, too
Black Lives Matter too
That’s the message, and it’s taking its fight to police brutality
If we solve the problem of police brutality, we can save more lives of every race, black lives, white lives, all lives
You’re getting caught up in the semantics of a name, and don’t even know what the goals or message of the movement is.
You’re getting caught up in the semantics of a name, and don’t even know what the goals or message of the movement is.
“Black people are not oppressed”
https://twitter.com/evan_soy/status/1270047574104223744?s=21 https://twitter.com/evan_soy/status/1270047574104223744
https://twitter.com/evan_soy/status/1270047574104223744?s=21 https://twitter.com/evan_soy/status/1270047574104223744
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“How can that cop be racist? They’re (insert race here)”
You don’t think that working in a broken system built on systematic racism will impart racial biases onto an employee of said system?
If they weren’t racist before they will be after putting on that badge
You don’t think that working in a broken system built on systematic racism will impart racial biases onto an employee of said system?
If they weren’t racist before they will be after putting on that badge
