In the end, though, what it really boils down to is that only by this marginalization can stupid people have a chance for their cherished prejudices to be given some sense of supposed plausibility. A kind of engineered manifest destiny for the other guy, where you want to make sure it aint a prosperous destiny. Because if it were prosperous... Well, that might just cause you to question your own ignorant assumptions. Mighten it.
Why racial segregation is a design feature, not a bug, of US cities
See Also:[Post Note: Then, of course, once you get marginalization in place, and you get the people thus marginalized desperate, and always on the margins of getting their needs met, their desperate behavior can justify all sorts of overkill in response; making things worse for those thus targeted, but just great for a self reinforcing cycle of desperation. J.V.]
Aided By Palantir, The LAPD Uses Predictive Policing To Monitor Specific People And Neighborhoods
A new report details the Los Angeles Police Department's use of algorithms to identify "hot spots" and "chronic offenders" and target them for surveillance.
[Post Note: This article is actually about the need for specialized care for racial minorities, but, as the headline suggests, it is also about the most basic fact of minorities getting any real care in the first place. J.V.]
How training doctors in implicit bias could save the lives of black mothers
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