[jjnoakes]

Ignoring whether you are right or not, your statement is quite different from the one I replied to.

"People X are more likely to fear Y" is nowhere near the same assertion as "Every person X has always lived in fear of Y their whole lives".

Or do you think the two are equivalent?

Honest discussions don't require hyperbole.

[crucialfelix]

Yes, I'm afraid it's true. I mean I don't think Obama lives in fear of being pulled over for a broken tail light - so if you wanted to you could invalidate everything I said because you can falsify it with one observation. Then you could believe that everything is okay and that it will be fixed soon.

Chris Rock was talking about how the very rich like him live in a completely different world. But he hasn't forgotten what the situation is.

It is perfectly normal for middle class African American parents to tell their children to keep the hell away from police. Innocence means nothing.

There are plenty of stories of upper class blacks being arrested and even beaten and killed without cause. Surely you are aware of this.

I am honestly surprised you aren't aware of how widespread this problem is. It's been going on since the days of slavery.

Why would it be logical to not fear the police ?

[jjnoakes]

> Yes, I'm afraid it's true.

The idea that every black person has lived in fear of the police their entire lives is not true at all. I have friends who disagree with this vehemently, and even you point out counterexamples.

> if you wanted to you could invalidate everything I said because you can falsify it with one observation. Then you could believe that everything is okay and that it will be fixed soon.

This is a non sequitur. Just because there are counter examples doesn't mean I think everything is okay or will be fixed soon, it simply means I don't think the blanket 100% statement is true or useful to assert in this discussion (or any discussion). Why do you think me disagreeing with 100% means I think it is 0% (or close to it)? Maybe I think it's 99%. Maybe I think it's 1%. Maybe I'm in the middle. I don't think it's 100% though.

> I am honestly surprised you aren't aware of how widespread this problem is.

Why do you think I'm unaware of problems? I didn't say or imply I was...

> Why would it be logical to not fear the police ?

Who said otherwise?

Who are you arguing with?