Absolutely ****ing not, PatAg, especially after that post.
Mr. White, I'm not here to convince you of that, just pointing out folks sure do love to cower behind, well, bull**** to avoid having the tough conversation. But if you want to know,
this WaPo article is probably the best, most succinct summary of the situation, and where I start.
Some important bits from the article:
Black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be shot and killed by the police than are white Americans.
Unarmed blacks are 5 times more likely to be shot and killed by the police than are whites.
Since 2015, 13% of black people who are killed were unarmed. 7% of whites that were killed were unarmed.
Want to explain it away by saying blacks are just more violent?
quote:
A 2015 study by a University of California at Davis researcher concluded there was "no relationship" between crime rates by race and racial bias in police killings. A report released last week by the Center for Policing Equity, which reviewed arrest and use-of-force data from 12 police departments, concluded that black residents were more often targeted for use of police force than white residents, even when adjusting for whether the person was a violent criminal.
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Now continue to cower.