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New @PNASNews paper shows that police officers speak with consistently less respect to Black versus White citizens, even after controlling for race of officer, severity of infraction, location of the stop, and even the outcome of the stop. pnas.org/content/114/25… 1/
The dataset consisted of transcribed body camera footage from vehicle stops of White and Black citizens by the Oakland Police Department during April 2014. A total of 981 stops of Black (N=682) and White (N=299) drivers was examined using automated linguistic methods. 2/
Officers in police stops whose conversations were captured with body cameras were much more likely to say "hands on the wheel" to Black citizens and use last names with White citizens, even after controls. Across a range of utterances, the disparity is concerning. 3/ 
We must hire and train and equip people differently for the job of policeman. End #policeimpunity
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, we must also hire and train and equip police differently.
More evidence that we must hire and train and equip police differently.
What would you say If this were another country? If Chinese police did this to reporters in Hong Kong? This is the second time in 24 hours that police are acting with force against reporters. It’s un-American.
Another example of police shooting a reporter with a rubber bullet and arresting him. In Minneapolis. This is nuts.
And another example of a reporter being mistreated by the police. What would you say if this were another country?
