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Why on earth would they alienate their constituents by ever admitting any of them do anything wrong, ever? Their MO is to deny a black person did anything wrong, then when that becomes undeniable, deny it was their fault, then when that becomes undeniable, deny that the wrongs they committed counterbalance the wrongs committed to them. And their people love them for it, and they are utterly unaccountable for how much their methods have damaged society.
There's also the question of who are their constituents? IIRC lower class black people were actually for more police intervention.
But who controls the ideological message? Middle class and above educated blacks and whites. The latter are, imo, not just out of touch but eager to fold. The former have much more of an incentive to avoid unfortunate stories that embarrass their tribe, even at the expense of solving crime, since they're insulated from the worst of it.
They are. And yet, they consistently vote for leaders who would oppose more police intervention and pressure the police to stay away from areas where these lower class black people live and institute training and policies which ensure the lower class black people can't rely on the police to protect them. And I don't mean like slight preference - I mean like 90%+ block voting for the same people that have been in power for decades and presided over things going downhill.
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