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I saw this video popping like crazy on my X feed today. Seems to be another instance of a controversial arrest of a black man (here Tyreek Hill) in America and as expected, everybody picked a side. I watched the whole video, but I have to say, I'm a bit confused. A few thoughts: -The officers looked short tempered and agressive, but not at first. -Hill kept calling the officers "bro" 🙄 -Hill rolled up his tainted window while interacting with the officer 🚩 -Refused to sit down after being asked to. Said it's because he just had knee surgery, but also, played football later that day? 🤔 -The guy in the other car not showing his Driver's licence after being asked 10 times. I mean, I know there's history of police violence, even police killing citizens in the US. But in this case, there's none of that (there's been rough handling of Hill for sure, but Hill didnt show his best behavior either), so I'm really curious as to why it seems to have become such a controversial arrest? 😳

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None of the parties here have ever heard the term de-escalation. Hill was wrong for the window thing (and IMO general non-compliance). They were wrong for the manner in which they dragged him out (and general overagressiveness). He was wrong for not sitting. They were wrong for still being mad about the window thing. The other driver was wrong for not listening to not park there (and a dumbass for still being on the phone while talking with 2 LEOs). They were wrong for both of them speaking to him at the same time, one of them saying he should leave, the other saying give me your licence. He was wrong for not listening to either

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What's wrong with calling someone "bro"? Why the nitpicking?

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grateful you are surfacing some facts and possible exposing yourself to attacks. I hold both views at the same time that there sadly is still wide-spread systemic racism in the US and in most parts of the world (live in the UK) - AND - that any blatant misrepresentations by the digital mob is not helping but hindering overcoming the above. i recommend listening to Sam Harris pod on race riots and BME a few years back. Very sobering stats on police violence. Anyway, perception IS reality, isn't it?

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this somehow didn't let me go, simply because it shows so little understanding about the systemic violence police represents, both as an institution, but also within the context of race. I implore you to watch these two videos b2b, i think they will be very insightful as to why your question was very, very misguided. They speak about police from a Black perspective, so they aren't necessarily looking to explain police to a white person, but you should be able to understand your blind spot regardless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyEwOxp_Iyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVyujBMnKq4

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this is from my favorite police officer: https://x.com/skinnerpm/status/1833293069179097484?s=46&t=r0-u7lK7rYYdkGfUAKn44w

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I have been in countries that would have treated him worse... Not saying it's right and not saying it's wrong I like your stance on this though... 100 $degen

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I completely understand your confusion! It's always complex when incidents like this unfold, and multiple factors are at play. I think what's bothering people is the perceived disparity in treatment and the escalation of the situation. Do you think the aftermath would have been different if the officers had used de-escalation techniques? @alixkun

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