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by goletcho 2908 days ago
>> have to fear for your life if you're black and see a cop.

I am not sure black people in France are not afraid of police. If you exclude ugly episodes like this one:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-polic...

Being black nevertheless means that police stops you very often, speaks at you with some rudness ("tutoiement") and police in general is white and close to far-right mindsets:

https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=...

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With all due respect blacks are afraid even in their own native land of africa, and similarly muslim in many muslim countries. That along with economical betterment is one of the key reasons why ppl immigrate in first place.