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Do the police really shoot blacks often? | I WOULD NEVER CONDONE OR SUPPORT POLICE MISCONDUCT OR MURDER AND ANY OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR SAID ACTIONS SHOULD BE CHARGED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW, BUT ITS IMPORTANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THE FOLLOWING.. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF BLACK PEOPLE AT THE HANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.1% OF ALL ARRESTS PER YEAR.
THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES WHERE THE DEATH WAS JUSTIFIED OR UNAVOIDABLE (SUCH AS SHOOTOUTS) AND THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICERS WHO WERE MINORITIES THEMSELVES. ITS IMPORTANT THAT CRIMINAL OFFICERS ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE IF ALLEGATIONS ARE PROVEN ACCURATE, BUT ITS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T PERPETUATE THE MYTH OF AN INSTITUTIONAL RACIST SYSTEM KILLING BLACK MEN | image tagged in liberals,trump,black,blm,democrat,police | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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2 ups, 5y
How many of that percentage were unarmed I wonder.
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1 up, 5y
So after doing a lot of digging into crime stats, this is what I found (so far)

Arrest to fatality percentages by ethnicity:
(2016) Number of black arrests per year : 2,263,112 (2017) Number of fatalities via cop: 223 = 0.01%
(2016) Number of white arrests per year : 5,858,330 (2017) Number of fatalities via cop: 457 = 0.008%
Discrepancy of 0.002% in arrests>fatalities between black and white arrests (by percentage)

Charges to Prison population percentage by ethnicity:
(2016) Number of black arrests and convictions: Approximately 2,200,000 (2020) Incarceration percent : 38%
(2016) Number of white arrests and convictions: Approximately 5,800,000 (2020) Incarceration percent : 58%
So this is a potential discrepancy where Black men may be over incarcerated (percentage based) ..

However when we take the top 5 highest form of crime via FBI crime data stats (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary)
Black arrests : 39.72% avg between all 5, percentage based Incarceration rate : 38%
White arrests : 57.38% avg between all 5, percentage based Incarceration rate : 58%
Meaning that Black men may be under incarcerated (theoretically)

So obviously there is alot of undetermined context to each situation (ethnicity of cop, circumstance surround death, level of burglary, 3 strike rule etc etc) so we can't say to what extent arrests/sentencing is racially motivated.
What we CAN say is that, purely based on number of arrests, types of crimes and potential causes for incarceration, there doesn't appear to be any significant evidence of institutionalised racism within the police force or legal system overall.
0 ups, 5y,
3 replies
The question then is why so many whites just accept it whenever the cops murder one of them.
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1 up, 5y,
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I don't think anyone just accepts it per-se, rather you don't hear about it.
If its a black man killed by a white cop its headline national news and if its a black citizen killed by a white citizen its covered by major web-news outlets or move, but if its any other combination it rarely even gets to state news.
Selective media which then fans the flames, I assume.
1 up, 5y
Dillon Taylor
August 11, 2014
South Salt Lake, Utah

Unarmed white 20yr old shot by minority officer

Look it up
0 ups, 5y
I know some white people who assume anyone who gets shot by cops deserves it, no matter their race. Then, strangely, those same whites complain about the government having too much power. Go figure.
1 up, 5y
More white people are armed and willing to shoot at cops than black people?
0 ups, 5y
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    I WOULD NEVER CONDONE OR SUPPORT POLICE MISCONDUCT OR MURDER AND ANY OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR SAID ACTIONS SHOULD BE CHARGED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW, BUT ITS IMPORTANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THE FOLLOWING.. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF BLACK PEOPLE AT THE HANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.1% OF ALL ARRESTS PER YEAR. THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES WHERE THE DEATH WAS JUSTIFIED OR UNAVOIDABLE (SUCH AS SHOOTOUTS) AND THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICERS WHO WERE MINORITIES THEMSELVES. ITS IMPORTANT THAT CRIMINAL OFFICERS ARE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE IF ALLEGATIONS ARE PROVEN ACCURATE, BUT ITS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T PERPETUATE THE MYTH OF AN INSTITUTIONAL RACIST SYSTEM KILLING BLACK MEN