When Black America Was Pro-Police
As crime rose from the late ’60s to the ’90s, so did inner-city support for law-and-order policies.
"...African Americans lament that the cops are never there when you need them—that “911 is a joke,” as the Public Enemy song goes—and then they complain that their communities are “overpoliced.” These gripes aren’t so much inconsistent as they are underdeveloped, or they have been until now..."
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-black-america-was-pro-police/524481/
As crime rose from the late ’60s to the ’90s, so did inner-city support for law-and-order policies.
"...African Americans lament that the cops are never there when you need them—that “911 is a joke,” as the Public Enemy song goes—and then they complain that their communities are “overpoliced.” These gripes aren’t so much inconsistent as they are underdeveloped, or they have been until now..."
Please discuss
Read more:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-black-america-was-pro-police/524481/
