I think you're doing more to poison the well of this conversation with the attitude and tone of this post. While I happen to agree more with your position than gp's, there is room for a discussion here. The accusations of bigotry and attempts to wish away different perspectives are counter-productive here. You did not make the point so much better than gp that you get to command them to exit the conversation.
GP says: 1) laws are clearly defined, 2) increased attention/punishment for repeat offenders != institutional inequity
You say: 1) laws are subjectively enforced, 2) white and/or rich people don't suffer the same consequences
Note that neither of your points are necessarily responsive to or mutually exclusive with gp's.
But your appeal to the youth who might be reading this was just over the top.
> Note that neither of your points are necessarily responsive to or mutually exclusive with gp's.
I think you're ignoring the more serious point, though. GP literally advised disadvantaged people to more judiciously follow the stupid laws that were designed in the first place to disadvantage them.
> But your appeal to the youth who might be reading this was just over the top.
Listen, I usually find any sort of "protect the children" narrative nauseating. But in the specific case of racism, I do think it's reckless to spout this stuff on this forum. You and I have perhaps read The New Jim Crow or exposed ourselves to the statistics of the drug war, but a lot of people (sure, young and old) come here from other fora where they're more likely to have followed the breadcrumbs of technological development and might need a little more help before being able to pick apart these basic, bedrock examples of institutional discrimination.
GP says: 1) laws are clearly defined, 2) increased attention/punishment for repeat offenders != institutional inequity
You say: 1) laws are subjectively enforced, 2) white and/or rich people don't suffer the same consequences
Note that neither of your points are necessarily responsive to or mutually exclusive with gp's.
But your appeal to the youth who might be reading this was just over the top.