I appreciate the sentiment of this piece, identify problems, but also pose constructive solutions. I do want to take issue with something you said re:resisting arrest. If we had a system where black and poor people weren't harassed by the police a policy of always complying and never resisting arrest is sensible. If we had a system where filing complaints against police did something (with the exception of those with political power) then I would agree. We don't have that system. Fixing that, would allow communities to use the process to fix things rather than resisting arrest. While I hate the term white privilege, your belief that the system will work for you if you were ever the subject of excessive violence by the police is clearly influenced by your experience of how the system treats you. This is one of the fundamental differences I see in how poor people experience the system vs rich, or Black vs white. I'm a huge Sam Harris fan and that episode you linked to was his most oblivious in his entire catalog. It incensed me. My anger doesn't make me right, but hopefully that conveys some context.
"because in most cases the world isn’t out to get you."
This! Guess what folks... You are not a target unless you make yourself one.
I appreciate the sentiment of this piece, identify problems, but also pose constructive solutions. I do want to take issue with something you said re:resisting arrest. If we had a system where black and poor people weren't harassed by the police a policy of always complying and never resisting arrest is sensible. If we had a system where filing complaints against police did something (with the exception of those with political power) then I would agree. We don't have that system. Fixing that, would allow communities to use the process to fix things rather than resisting arrest. While I hate the term white privilege, your belief that the system will work for you if you were ever the subject of excessive violence by the police is clearly influenced by your experience of how the system treats you. This is one of the fundamental differences I see in how poor people experience the system vs rich, or Black vs white. I'm a huge Sam Harris fan and that episode you linked to was his most oblivious in his entire catalog. It incensed me. My anger doesn't make me right, but hopefully that conveys some context.