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Malcolm Gladwell's taking it on trust
Author Malcolm Gladwell has a bestselling new theory to share
05 January 2020 - 00:00
Sandra Bland, an African-American woman, is on a Texas highway. A police car accelerates up behind her and she moves over to let it pass, failing to indicate. Using that small infringement as an excuse, the cop pulls her over. Their interaction escalates, she is arrested and put in jail. Three days later, she kills herself. This high-profile story opens Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know...
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