return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoIn outreach to Black men, Harris to vow to legalize weed, protect cryptowww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17cross-posted to: trees@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkIn outreach to Black men, Harris to vow to legalize weed, protect cryptowww.npr.orgreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square20linkfedilinkcross-posted to: trees@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
minus-squareMiles O'BrienlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoI did a double-take at that title so hard, I think I have ass whiplash. I don’t understand the connection between crypto, weed, and black men…
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI don’t really see one either, but maybe it’s more about how some cops are abusing laws against weed to systematically target black people?
minus-squareFunderpants @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThe link to black men is pretty clear as far as I’m concerned. Possession is used as an excuse to target black men, to increase sentences, to imprison, it’s no joke.
I did a double-take at that title so hard, I think I have ass whiplash.
I don’t understand the connection between crypto, weed, and black men…
I don’t really see one either, but maybe it’s more about how some cops are abusing laws against weed to systematically target black people?
The link to black men is pretty clear as far as I’m concerned. Possession is used as an excuse to target black men, to increase sentences, to imprison, it’s no joke.