• be_excellent_to_each_other
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    51 year ago

    It does a little bit, I think.

    Yes, our prisons should be safe for those who are confined within them. I agree with that, and that less people should be confined in the first place.

    But there is a qualitative difference between “he was stabbed due to being a cop (or due to being THAT cop)” vs “He got into an altercation that resulted in him being stabbed, but which could have happened to anyone.”

    I think the kneejerk assumption is that he was targeted, which is worse IMO.

    Not that I shed a single tear for the fate of Derek Chauvin, mind you.

    • lad
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      11 year ago

      How is “that could’ve happened to anyone” any better?

      • be_excellent_to_each_other
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        21 year ago

        Would you rather be in an unsafe environment where you are taking the same risks as anyone else by being there, or an unsafe environment where you are likely to be specifically and personally targeted for being you?