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From “brute” to “thug:” The demonization and criminalization of unarmed Black male victims in America

RhinoNomad

February 10, 2022

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Title	From “brute” to “thug:” The demonization and criminalization of unarmed Black male victims in America
Author	RhinoNomad
Upvotes	15
Comments	1
Date	February 10, 2022 12:05 AM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/Male_Studies/comments/sos03w/from_brute_to_thug_the_demonization_and/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/Male_Studies/from-brute-to-thug-the-demonization-and.1216014 https://theredarchive.com/post/1216014

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[–]RhinoNomad[S] 4 points5 points6 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Since the abstract is a bit long and you can read the full paper is you want to (wink), here is the critical part of the abstract that is most interesting: imo

...In recent years, law enforcement agencies have unreasonably used
deadly force on Black males allegedly considered to be “suspects” or
“persons of interest.” The exploitation of these often-targeted victims’
criminal records, physical appearances, or misperceived attributes has
been used to justify their unlawful deaths. Despite the connection between
disproportionate criminality and Black masculinity, little research has been
done on how unarmed Black male victims, particularly but not exclusively at
the hands of law enforcement, have been posthumously criminalized. This
article investigates the historical criminalization of Black males and its
connection to contemporary unarmed victims of law enforcement....