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I am also left wondering if Sherman would have received more initial compassion on this board if he were not an outspoken Black man.

Reasonable people can disagree about policing in general or the Sherman incident in particular. You are making a thinly veiled accusation of racism against those who disagree with your viewpoint, which is unfair.

I am an immense Richard Sherman fan, but if he showed up in the middle of the night and tried to kick my front door down I would not rely solely on a social worker to intervene. I respect differing opinions but that's mine.

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I am also left wondering if Sherman would have received more initial compassion on this board if he were not an outspoken Black man.

Reasonable people can disagree about policing in general or the Sherman incident in particular. You are making a thinly veiled accusation of racism against those who disagree with your viewpoint, which is unfair.

I am an immense Richard Sherman fan, but if he showed up in the middle of the night and tried to kick my front door down I would not rely solely on a social worker to intervene. I respect differing opinions but that's mine.