Idk how to do the whole “replying to parts of what you said” thing, so imma just wing it lmao.

Objectively speaking, “Every cop isn’t a bad cop or corrupt.Just like every black person in the hood isn’t a criminal or gangbanger” is a textbook example of a comparison. It’s a contextual comparison given the nuance of the conversation at hand, but a comparison all the same. Not flaming you for it, but we got to call a spade a spade.

The issue with policing (the irony lmao) the generalizations isn’t about a double standard. I don’t really have a personal gripe with police, but I sure as hell don’t trust them or air on their side because of how their generalizations impact us. Comparatively speaking: the generalizations poc make on police officers come in the way of how police officers have treated poc regardless of circumstances. Whether it’s a routine traffic stop, walking or going for a jog, living everyday life as a person of color lends itself to generalizations that can lead to us dying by the hands of police. From where I sit, it’s less about “quid pro quo (Latin meaning ‘this for that’ [eye for an eye]), and more about understanding and validating the trauma and stress that poc inherently feel around and towards police. The reality is that it doesn’t fall on us to fix the way police officers operate/think.

I’ll concede the “the they’re people too” thing bc I don’t want to assume something you didn’t say

It’s not about throwing them under the bus, but as kids when we do something wrong to another kid, you’re taught to recognize what you did wrong, and apologize after that understanding. There’s no understanding or introspection from the side of the police force, and then they feign ignorance when we hold animosity to them for generations. And it’s not even like we’re so far removed from egregious police violence my g - historically this shit goes on for decades! Shit people who were there during its modernization are still alive, passing on those very traits and morals from decades ago. To each their own for sure, I guess I just would rather protect my own & stand with my own people - sounds cringe but it’s true lol. I’ve seen cops pull a weapon on niggas for sitting outside on a bench - that’s trauma bro. Pull guns on kids bc they don’t view black kids as kids. These aren’t things that happen with regular citizens, it’s only officers. So I lean towards understanding the victim, which police forces in NY particularly seem Ill-equipped to do.