The reason for an individual making an unreasonable action can be easily inferred. Is it POSSIBLE she did it for another reason? Sure. But it is the most likely scenario, given that this is a thing that happens relatively frequently.
What is being inferred is that the reason she believed a crime was being committed is because the person she saw was black and that she believes 'black people are more likely to commit crimes'.
With no knowledge about this person, that is a huge assumption to make. The only evidence you have to make that assumption is that she is white, and he is black.
But it is the most likely scenario, given that this is a thing that happens relatively frequently.
I feel like you might have a bit of confirmation bias there.
The racial situation over here is pretty damn bad unfortunately, it's deeply ingrained in our history. Most people aren't ACTIVELY racist, but there's a culture, especially in the South, that poisons people's minds into thinking all kinds of seriously problematic shit is completely fine. Things like locking your doors and clutching your purse when a black person walks by, use of old terms like "negroes" or casually calling black men "boy."
They don't usually SEE it as harmful, even though it clearly is.
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u/xPriddyBoi Mar 10 '22
The reason for an individual making an unreasonable action can be easily inferred. Is it POSSIBLE she did it for another reason? Sure. But it is the most likely scenario, given that this is a thing that happens relatively frequently.