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From the Ted Talk by Jennifer L. Eberhardt: How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it

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So one solution can come from ________ the number of unnecessary stops. Another can come from improving the quality of the _____ officers do make. And technology can help us here. We all know about George Floyd's death, because those who tried to come to his aid held cell phone cameras to record that horrific, fatal encounter with the police. But we have all _____ of technology that we're not putting to good use. ______ ___________ across the country are now required to wear body-worn cameras so we have recordings of not only the most _______ and horrific encounters but of everyday interactions.

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Original Text

So one solution can come from reducing the number of unnecessary stops. Another can come from improving the quality of the stops officers do make. And technology can help us here. We all know about George Floyd's death, because those who tried to come to his aid held cell phone cameras to record that horrific, fatal encounter with the police. But we have all sorts of technology that we're not putting to good use. Police departments across the country are now required to wear body-worn cameras so we have recordings of not only the most extreme and horrific encounters but of everyday interactions.

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