Police officers treat Black and white men differently. You can hear it in their tone of voice

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3. Very good research

I wish more people knew this type of information, because most white people in my experience are completely unaware of things like this, just as they're completely unaware that there is a huge discrepancy in frequency of getting pulled over at all between the races.

The average person also has no idea that white and black people use and sell drugs at roughly the same rates, in fact most studies show whites at slightly higher rates of use and selling. Yet the jails are disproportionately filled with minority drug offenders.

You almost have to have interacted with the police with your black friends to see the subject of this study first hand. Been pulled over as a passenger with black friends and asked, "What are you doing here? Why are you with these guys?"

What I have more than a couple stories of as a white person though, is that interactions with police often ended with the police giving me a break. Had weed a friend was carrying thrown out rather than been arrested more than once. Been pulled over several times and not gotten a ticket. Being aware of this privilege is the first step towards justice.