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But considering your population and crime rate in black communities, it's a nonissue in a sense that it happens so rarely. It's political and media issue. The l

But considering your population and crime rate in black communities, it's a nonissue in a sense that it happens so rarely. It's political and media issue. The latter needs to write about something so they don't care about the consequences. You have distorted world view that there are only two ways of living. Either democrat or republican and it all comes with a package, beliefs and media you watch. [0]:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/11/arent-more-white-people-than-black-people-killed-by-police-yes-but-no/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/1... The article wants to talk about population but we all know that crime rate is what matters. If anything, you should protest all the killings, but media has turned into a racial issue.

dashundchen 9y ago
If you're going to argue that it's crime rate, it's disingenuous to then link to a story talking about raw numbers, not rate - you should know the rate of black Americans killed by police is over double the rate of white Americans. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/... The point of BL M and many protests is not only the number of people killed by police, it's a symbol of a more widespread issue of racial injustice, specifically in the criminal justice system. Why are our increasingly militarized police murdering and brutalizing unarmed or non-aggressive citizens? Aren't these people they're supposed to be protecting? Why are we letting white supremacists and racists in our police forces? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fbi-white-supremacists-i... Why is there almost a gap of 20% in sentencing rate between black and white people, for the same crimes? https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13... Same for the disparity in conviction rates. Did you know many states strip felons of the right to vote? Why are drug crimes, despite similar usage rates among races, so skewed in actual prosecutions and incarcerations towards blacks? https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/03/02/us-drug-arrests-skewed-race https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/03/02/us-drug-arrests-skewed-r...

dashundchen 9y ago

If you're going to argue that it's crime rate, it's disingenuous to then link to a story talking about raw numbers, not rate - you should know the rate of black Americans killed by police is over double the rate of white Americans. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/... The point of BL M and many protests is not only the number of people killed by police, it's a symbol of a more widespread issue of racial injustice, specifically in the criminal justice system. Why are our increasingly militarized police murdering and brutalizing unarmed or non-aggressive citizens? Aren't these people they're supposed to be protecting? Why are we letting white supremacists and racists in our police forces? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fbi-white-supremacists-i... Why is there almost a gap of 20% in sentencing rate between black and white people, for the same crimes? https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13... Same for the disparity in conviction rates. Did you know many states strip felons of the right to vote? Why are drug crimes, despite similar usage rates among races, so skewed in actual prosecutions and incarcerations towards blacks? https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/03/02/us-drug-arrests-skewed-race https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/03/02/us-drug-arrests-skewed-r...