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This seems like a massive vote of no confidence in policing. A massive 19% of black Americans would like to see less police. i.e. just take their chances. Imagine this in the context of other essential services i.e. 19% of people wanted less hospitals or ambulances.



"A massive 19% of black Americans would like to see less police. i.e. just take their chances."

"A massive 19% of overweight Americans would like to eat less food. i.e. just starve."

Suppose there were police hanging out in front of your door all day, and you said you wanted to see less police. Does that mean you want to "just take your chances"?

The question is what the threshold should be before cops feel justified in coming by. Wanting the threshold higher doesn't mean you want it so high they never come.




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