Connie Rice interviewed hundreds of police officers.

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3. she makes some salient points

about police brutality and fear of black men that drives that brutality, but I feel she soft pedals the racism angle which is a huge motivation for the hate that drives police brutality and not some misplaced "fear" of the black male and "panic" on how to deal with that black male, female or child. Overall, I was not affected with any feeling that she is really trying to address the racism issue. Of course white police officers fear black men, is it any wonder why. Of course black men fear and despise white police officers, no doubt as to why. But you may have read my response in your original OP and you know why I'm not really overwhelmed with the "reasons" for "fear and panic" among white police officers when facing black males in a hostile or peaceful scenario. Interesting reading though.