Black Americans Want Police to Retain Local Presence

Definition of trepidation 1: a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation

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6/23~7/6世論調査：アフリカ系アメリカ人の61％が生活エリアに今までと同じ程度の警察のプレゼンスを希望。20％がより多くの警察のプレゼンスを望んでいる。https://t.co/b3pLdelf8q https://t.co/VIRnt7f5ai

— Tomo (@Tomo20309138) August 6, 2020

Most Black Americans want the police to spend at least as much time in their area as they currently do, indicating that they value the need for the service that police provide. However, that exposure comes with more trepidation for Black than White or Hispanic Americans about what they might experience in a police encounter. And those harboring the least confidence that they will be treated well, or who have had negative encounters in the past, are much more likely to want the police presence curtailed.