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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, I was thinking of this

White Man & Black Man Carry AR-15 Rifles In Open Carry Video Experiment

A recent video posted to YouTube by Willie Upchuck captures the same incident resulting in two distinctively different responses from police. A White gentleman is politely questioned by police, while a Black man is harshly told to get on the ground at gunpoint.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The black man that volunteered for that must have a death wish. He had to have gone into that thinking there was a very good chance the police would shoot him on sight.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I think the kids filming the experiment were as shocked by the results as anyone watching the video. Very possibly a camera being at the scene of the ~~criminal misuse of police power~~ arrest saved the black guy's life.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 7 points 3 days ago

"... but if you can't, please make sure they enter unarmed so I can shoot them safely"