In Chicago, many people see policeman as racist killers. But you have think that not all policemen are like this. Many care for us and want to protect us. People can't out all policemen in a group if one policemen is being racist. For example, a white policeman shoots a black man because he goes and reaches out to his pocket. Everyone will assume that all of the policemen are like this. But people need to stop doing this. In that group one out of all the others did something racist, that doesn't mean all of them will do something that one did.
According to data from a survey taken by 8th grade students, 51.6% believe policeman are racist. 48.4% believe that policeman are not racist. This explains that many students think that policemen are racist and they judge people on their skin color, and even religion.
Other data form the survey shows that 15/32 students said that some policemen are racist but not all. This proves that many people think that policemen are being racist but a handful of them aren't. Many do care about us and want to protect us. Not all of them want to see others suffer. The other 17 say that policemen are racist but mainly in Chicago. This is showing us that a few people think that all policemen in Chicago are being racist.
While reviewing responses from the survey, one student said they were scared to wear a hoodie, scarf, and however a hat due to the "racist" policemen. Instead of helping us they are hurting us.
Even though data shows that more students think that policemen are racist. Many would agree that some are racist but not all. So if more people would take the survey they would all agree that some policemen are racist but not all. Many care for us and treat us kind and fair. So next time you think, are policemen really racist, not all are like this. So yes, policemen can be racist at times but not every single policemen are going to be racist.
