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Or people could just be upset that cops of any color feel justified in using tasers when civilians don't comply with unusual, unnecessary requests. I don't care what color the band director is or what color the cops are. I'm continually disgusted at how many videos there are of cops losing their shit when a civilian doesn't immediately respond "how high?".
Then I'm right there with you!
Cops definitely escalated this issue beyond what it should have been.... BUT instead of saying that, seemingly 1/2 the folks jump conclusions that it was because of race when race rather clearly had nothing to do with this. We have idiots calling the black cops racist against the black band director just to save face because I called them out on not watching the damn video.
I wouldn't be surprised if the race of the band director did place a part, but I'm pissed at what happened either way.
By some more nuances definitions I've heard it may be technically true that the black cops weren't racist. However, it is possible to treat someone poorly because of the color of their skin even if it matches your own. Maybe the cops consider themselves "one of the good ones", maybe they just believe that they are able to power trip a little harder against certain races because it's more socially acceptable, or maybe they don't want to stand out against their white peers and just do what they do.
I honestly didn't watch the video either though - maybe a black cop was the first to escalate it so the last hypothetical isn't a strong one. I've just seen enough videos like that this week and don't want to get more upset by watching one more.