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The Pros And Cons Of A Black Police Officer

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This would imply that there is also a misconception view of how even black police officers are seen. The scenario was supposed to be an example of how to stop a person. However, because African Americans are seen as dangerous, the scenario described above does not imply the same idea as it does when there is a white officer pointing a gun towards a black person. The police officer present thought they saw a mugging more than anything else. People in society are not used to seen a black police officer in the streets stopping a white person as indicated by the scenario (Conlon 2). However, this idea does not only imply to citizens and immigrants in society, but also to officers as there was an officer who killed Omar Edwards, a black NYPD officer
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