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What banks?
Evidence?The aforementioned banks?
Are you suggesting this bank is in the business of harassing black people who make transactions as small as $200? Are you kidding me? I challenge you to find a single black person who is afraid to make a $200 transaction at a bank.
Evidence?
Are white people required to present 2 forms of ID? If so how is this a racial issue?Sorry, but I know several who people personally, who have had that same problem.
Around here it's not unusual.
Wells Fargo requires 2 ID's with pictures to cash a check.
They will accept a Driver's license, a Military ID, a Visa, (for travel, NOT the credit card) or a local business license, or major employee ID.
So that means that the employers have to get into the picture, and give their employees cash payments instead of a pay check. And that's demeaning.
In this neck of the woods that virtually eliminates poor people, because all those types of day jobs are usually found in larger cities.
Even having a driver's license (something that lots of us take for granted) is beyond their financial ability, when you add up the cost of a car, Insurance, driver's license, and yearly car inspections.
Instead many of them walk for miles, ride the public busses, or have bicycles that they routinely use for transportation everywhere.
The city busses around here are all equipped with bicycle racks, and it's not unusual to see several bikes parked outside of businesses downtown.
And one other thing. Since the employees can't cash their checks, they are almost forced to open up an account at...you guessed it!.. Wells Fargo bank... so they can deposit and then access the money that they earned legally.
Again, it's demeaning.
Even if the tellers know these customers personally, and grew up with them, they can't break the bank's check cashing rules.
But around here, thoses are the rules.
'Banking While Black': How Cashing a Check Can Be a Minefield
This is one reason why I am thankful for direct deposit, less headache and fewer issues.
So...nothing.It's all anecdotal, but where there's smoke...
It's obvious that you haven't read any studies on issues of racism. The reason why they know it's not just about poverty is because when controlling for poverty level, income, crime in the area, etc., there is still a disproportionate effect on Black people, which suggests that racism is still an issue. People seem to be more upset that racism is mentioned than by the fact that racism has been demonstrated in numerous studies. The inequality is not from being in a poor neighborhood or whatever excuse is used to paper over racism.
So...nothing.
Your anecdote<black person’s anecdote.
Anecdotal stories are just that.One either believes the stories, or not.
Let me know when you find the story that this has happened to every black person at any particular bank.I agree. If a black person had done this I'm sure the cops would have been called immediately.
Let me know when you find the story that this has happened to every black person at any particular bank.
Exactly. So systemic racism cannot be claimed.These stories don't suggest that all black people face this problem. Very few do I'm guessing.
Exactly. So systemic racism cannot be claimed.
An incident must not happen to every person for systemic racism to occur. As said in an earlier post, there were successful Black people in the 1920s, that does not mean racism was not a problem in the United States. When a disproportionate group of people are negatively affected, even after major factors have been controlled for, that's evidence of racial bias. The main point you seem to be ignoring is that there should not be a difference in treatment; for instance, you should not receive more scrutiny when your credit score is higher than your white counterparts. Are there Black businesses treated the same as others? Of course, but the fact that a significant number are not treated the same substantiates the argument that racial bias is still a problem.Exactly. So systemic racism cannot be claimed.
There’s no systemic racism.An incident must not happen to every person for systemic racism to occur. As said in an earlier post, there were successful Black people in the 1920s, that does not mean racism was not a problem in the United States. When a disproportionate group of people are negatively affected, even after major factors have been controlled for, that's evidence of racial bias. The main point you seem to be ignoring is that there should not be a difference in treatment; for instance, you should not receive more scrutiny when your credit score is higher than your white counterparts. Are there Black businesses treated the same as others? Of course, but the fact that a significant number are not treated the same substantiates the argument that racial bias is still a problem.
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