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> people of color I know are worried about being in the wrong town after dark

Is it really more dangerous to be black and in the wrong place than to be white and in the wrong place? I'm not from your country but this is certainly not the impression one gets; I do know a white guy from Baltimore who would disagree, anyway...

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Yeah, because overall there's far fewer black people than white people (13% vs 77%), and many more places it's dangerous for them to be.

A white guy wandering in the Baltimore ghettos is liable to be robbed, but no worse. But a black guy in the wrong place is liable to have the police called, which carries the threat of death.

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