BIAS OF US LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN THE PUBLIC OPINION DISCOURSE
The article deals with the problem of the African American community confrontation with police officers of the United States on the basis of racial stereotyping of criminals in the US in the discourse of public opinion; it also analyzes the reasons for the emergence of stable links between blacks and crime. The author analyzes metaphorical expressions reflecting the state of the participants in the confrontation, and studies statistical data to determine the bias of law enforcement officers in relation, first of all, to representatives of African-American communities. The established conceptual links are analyzed by means of a broad approach to the choice of research material, which allows capturing a significant and varied amount of information. The author studies the reasons for the inadequate and brutal behavior of both sides in relation to each other, as well as the reasons for the formation of official movements "Black lives matter" and "Blue lives matter". There is also reference to data on the number of civilian casualties and law enforcement officials given, as well as the number of skirmishes between the conflicting parties, which caused riots and a broad public response in the media