@Jessica You're right that his humanity is all that should matter, and that his color should be irrelevant. One question right now across the country is whether police officers follow that standard. The evidence from every kind of interaction between cops and citizens, is that police react more violently to people of color, and that a person's color matters in how cops respond.
If Tamir were a white kid, would he have been shot within seconds of the cops arriving? Maybe not. If this other kid is black, perhaps that strengthens Chris's point about tragic chance. If he were white, maybe it suggests that police treat white kids differently. Or maybe that not every cop is evil or a fool.
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If Tamir were a white kid, would he have been shot within seconds of the cops arriving? Maybe not. If this other kid is black, perhaps that strengthens Chris's point about tragic chance. If he were white, maybe it suggests that police treat white kids differently. Or maybe that not every cop is evil or a fool.