re: #35 wrenchwench

Well, we are both right-. Real experience is not bigotry it is a legit learned response. These things are not mutually exclusive.

Surely we have both (?) seen those who have that anti authority thing as big and bold going on as strong as a racial bigot in the KKK. I saw some of that at OccupyLA where things went pretty well with the police as compared to other cities and OWS. Anti police prejudice is just a more specific form of that attitude or prejudice.

They can even overlap. A person robbed a couple times at his store by the same ethnicity might regards more people that are just customers of that color with unfounded fear or anger. Another person who takes a beat down from a cop for no reason may well regard all police at all times with fear and anger.

That shop owner would be an interesting fellow to show this study to! I’d also love to chat with a NYC cop about it. Then review the ACLU numbers.