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

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...