return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoIn outreach to Black men, Harris to vow to legalize weed, protect cryptowww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17cross-posted to: trees@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlnews@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 · 1 month agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: trees@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlnews@hexbear.net
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month 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-up4·1 month 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-up3·1 month 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.