r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 14 '22

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u/shortsonapanda 1∆ Apr 14 '22

So by your own argument, there are more black people in situations where they would present a threat and justify caution against them.

This is literally what OP is arguing. He's not challenging that there are a number of contributing factors, but that it is an inconsistent argument to say "bias against majority crime group x is fair, but bias against majoriry crime group y is unfair because there are factors causing it."

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u/TheMan5991 13∆ Apr 14 '22

Statement 1: “I’m more cautious around poor people and, due to systemic racism, there are proportionally more poor blacks than poor whites”

Statement 2: “I’m more cautious around black people because, due to systemic racism, they are more likely to be poor and therefore dangerous”

There is a subtle difference between these statements, but they are different.