prettybunnys , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

Victim was black.

One of the officers was black.

This information offered in the story like this as if it’s a tick box to avoid “it was racially motivated or part of systemic racism”

I’d like to offer everyone the following ideas. Beyond that mention it doesn’t seem like the story had any relevance to their race. Black people are not inherently immune to being swayed by institutionalized and societal racism, so a black officer being present doesn’t “untick the box”

Just such a weird way for them to bring race into it, and the way it was handled almost feels worse than what they may have been trying to counteract with the mention.