Most common crimefighting techniques in use today are objectively terrible.

Good intentions can easily go awry. And once they do, all they're good for is paving some particularly hellacious roads.

Would you like to buy a vowel? According to science, maybe.

e don't guarantee that these will work for you -- all we can say is that smarter people than us have gotten them to work under scientifically controlled conditions.

There are all sorts of random factors in your environment and biology that bring out your inner asshole. And sure enough, the science suggests that all manner of strange things trigger racist behavior.