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The fact that the officer believes the person he's dealing with is (more) likely to have a firearm can have an impact on the outcome of the interaction. The fac
by RHSeeger 10y ago
The fact that the officer believes the person he's dealing with is (more) likely to have a firearm can have an impact on the outcome of the interaction. The fact that the person doesn't have one doesn't mean the officer doesn't have to worry that they do, it just hasn't come into play yet.
- zbyte64 10y agoI think we could answer that question with the data they have: > County-level race-specific crime rates (1. aggravated assault, and 2. weapons possession)? So they are categorizing weapons possession into race-specific crime rates. > There is no relationship between county-level racial bias in police shootings and crime rates (even race-specific crime rates) Which is to say crimes related to weapons possession does not correlate with racial bias.