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"New research from the American Psychological Association (APA) confirms what Black people have always known: Cops treat white people differently than Black people—reserving their respect for the former."

--@sutherlandDK for @dailykos

dailykos.com/stories/2021/7…

"The latest research builds upon a landmark 2017 study out of Stanford University, which analyzed nearly 1,000 traffic stops by Oakland, California police officers, recorded in 2014."

"'when the motorist was Black, police officers were judged to be less respectful, less polite, less friendly, less formal and less impartial than when the motorist was white.'"

"The difference was so stark that in two-thirds of the cases, it was possible to predict whether the motorist was black or white based solely on the words used by officers."

"'We have found that police officers’ interactions with blacks tend to be more fraught … even when no arrest is made and no use of force occurs,' the study authors concluded. 'The racial disparities in officer respect are clear and consistent.'"

"One trend was undeniable: Police officers speak to Black men far differently than they do to white men."

"Across the board, clips of officers speaking to Black men got lower marks for friendliness, respectfulness and ease than those of officers speaking to white men — even though the listeners were not aware of the drivers’ race.:

"For Black Americans, both of these studies just confirm what we already know: Systemic racism rules supreme in law enforcement."

--@sutherlandDK for @dailykos

dailykos.com/stories/2021/7…