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The Ferguson effect is real.

The Ferguson effect is real. When police officers are demonized and criminals are emboldened, more black lives are lost. The media does not care, and we will never hear the victims' names, because it doesn't fit the narrative. pic.twitter.com/q6Mb3Vz9Py — Heather Mac Donald (@HMDatMI) February 24, 2026