Rural person explains why minorities don't like cops

[Independent voter]

This popped up in my YouTube recommendations. It's 5 minutes long and explains why rural people don't have a problem with their cops and why minorities do. He then explains it in a way that makes rural people understand.

Do you agree with what he's saying?

[Cizr]

Do all minorities dislike cops? Or just some?

[The Stormbringer]

I like this guy, his message is good too. Thanks for sharing, Hub. I don't know who the ATF and BLM are, though.

[The Stormbringer]

Some, mostly because they or their family have been arrested.


blm = black live matter

ATF = alcohol tobacco and firearms.

Since when has BLM been shooting people?

[Lagmonster]

Some, mostly because they or their family have been arrested.


blm = black live matter

ATF = alcohol tobacco and firearms.

BLM in this context is Bureau of Land Management

[Joathen]

you asked who they were. Unless there's another BLm I'm not aware of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Land_Management

Most news covered case involving them of late: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff

[J012D4N]

BLM in this context is Bureau of Land Management

Affirmative. Not black lives matters movement, lol.
It's a growing power out West. Essentially they've limited the economic use of lands that could be utilized for grazing pasture, timber, mining, energy, ect .... It could be leased in a responsible manner, for economic gains.
We're not talking about established National Parks or wildlife sanctuaries here either. It's literally just a crap ton of land dubbed "federally controlled". There's millions acres of such land between CO, AZ, NV, NM, CA & OR.

[Zelk]

I'm surprised to see the idea of working class solidarity still exists in America tbh

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Sounds about right. A lack of community policing and a lack of accountability breeds distrust as he says in small country areas you Proabbly know most of the cops and see them in your community that’s not always the case in city’s there just people you don’t know.

[Witchblade77]

honestly, his whole channel is worth watching, thanks for linking it!

[Donimic]

Some, mostly because they or their family have been arrested.


blm = black live matter

ATF = alcohol tobacco and firearms.

WTF are you talking about... BLM = bureau of land management
context clues

[f3llyn]

Some, mostly because they or their family have been arrested.


blm = black live matter

ATF = alcohol tobacco and firearms.

In this case he's probably referring to the bureau of land management which unless you own a lot of land in the midwest or hunt most people will probably never have heard of.

[Kapadons]

He’s not wrong. My cousin grew up in a small town. During high school graduation he was pulled over for drinking and driving and being slightly intoxicated. The officer was a deacon at the same church his family has gone to for years. The officer put his car in a parking lot and drove him home and told his parents , who dealt with it.

So while some would say the officer was in the wrong, he knew my cousin was signed up for the marines and would be shipping out soon and didn’t wanna see that go down the drain by being a stupid teenager on graduation night.


This is exactly the kind of stuff you don’t get with big city cops in urban areas that tend to have more minorities. While I’m not advocating people should be allowed to drink and drive , the investment the officer had in my cousin and his future leads to a better relationship between law enforcement and the populace

[Slybak]

As someone who lives in a fairly conservative area, the thing I know that a lot of people who don't live in conservative areas do not is that, despite all the BlueLivesMatter nonsense, many of the most conservative people in the United States absolutely despise cops.

[The Stormbringer]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Land_Management

Most news covered case involving them of late: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff

Aha, there we go. Thank you.

[Lochton]

I sorta agree but even if you elect someone, they can still be corrupt or biased.

I don't believe all minorities dislike cops, though.

[Chakah]

Partially, but he's extremely naive.

Who is the "we who got institutional power"? He must be oblivious at how fast demographics are changing. His small town might be a typical white dude's enclave, but go to California or DC or NY and see that "institutional power" fall to pieces. He has no institutional power whatsoever, that's the actual truth.

The demographic swings in the USA aren't evenly distributed. Thats a big contributor to why there are so many small 'red' states and few large 'blue' states.

Not all votes are worth the same. Look here: https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Censu...ort=Sena#table
White dudes in rural enclaves have way more power than a typical minority in a big city.

There are no national elections in the USA. All are state-based or smaller. The demographic swings aren't going to impact national politics nearly as much as you seem to think.

I like what the guy has to say. Its obvious to most people that law enforcement is broken in the US.

[arandomuser]

even white people where i live dont like the cops, our white republican township supervisor has had the cops against him for trying to get them to do their job, they seem more like a rogue political organization then a group meant to protect your rights

[Worvon]

US Cops aren't liked/trusted because you scrape the bottom of the barrel to find them and they aren't there to protect, just to enforce laws. Hell in the US cops have no obligation to actually protect the citizens according to a SCOTUS ruling.
I never liked even running into a cop growing up in the US and I've never done anything worse than traffic violations AND I'm a white male even. Here I've chatted with officers while at outdoor markets and even just on the sidewalk, that would never ever happen with cops back in the US.

If the US started having better screening, training, and higher requirements for police, the mindset would eventually change.

[Independent voter]

I never liked even running into a cop growing up in the US and I've never done anything worse than traffic violations AND I'm a white male even. Here I've chatted with officers while at outdoor markets and even just on the sidewalk, that would never ever happen with cops back in the US.

If the US started having better screening, training, and higher requirements for police, the mindset would eventually change.

What you have to understand about the US is that cops are often afraid, especially during stops where they are stopping minorities, and especially when those minorities look like thugs.

And they have good reason to be afraid, I can show you a dozen videos of cops getting shot.

So they are often frightened, high on adrenaline and they open fire with the slightest provocation. They don't want to die.

And that's the main difference between cops here and in Europe, European cops aren't afraid of the people they police.