Despite being fueled by populists and actual neo-nazis more and more people are convinced that racism isn't normal. Some state it belongs in the past but I say it belongs nowhere. Not in the past, not on the workfloor or the supermarket and not on the police force.
(Now ex-) Cops in the American city of Torrance were caught spray painting a swastika (click) in a suspect's car in april 2021. December 2021 Torrance police officers were caught sending eachother text messages that showed they're racists. Cases in which suspects were handled with brute force and police officers from the Torrance district acted as witnesses in the courtroom are now being re-investigated.
And that's good. Violence against suspects should never be condoned. When they are treated worse than others, just because the colour of their skin is darker than that of said police officers, it's a sign that racism runs deep.
Unfortunately not just in the Torrance police force but also in other police forces, on the workfloor, in the supermarket and other places where people fear others just because of the colour of their skin.
Here's a clip that shows that people - no matter the colour of their skin - don't have to be afraid of cops, like they are in 'the land of the free':
It may have been 'normal' to be scared of people who look different from us, some 30,000 years ago when it was of vital importance to belong to a group of people but most people have evolved into people who know that there's only one race of people these days: the human race.
Unfortunately, some have not evolved.
How can we help racists evolve into normal, caring people?
I think we should start with calling racists racists.
I'd like you to share your thoughts and ideas on the matter.
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