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The human brain is built to notice patterns: to connect the dots to form a picture.
Sometimes there is a real pattern. Sometimes they are part of a larger pattern. And sometimes there are just dots.
If you look for a pattern, you will probably find one.
If you are convinced there is a pattern, you will definitely find one.
In March 1991, LA cops tasered Rodney King. They then beat him with sticks, to within an inch of his life. Which "example from the top" was responsible for this action? What of all previous examples of police brutality or overreach? Every one of them is a dot, do you notice a pattern?
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