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Police violence is a universal problem. A Harvard study has shown that white people in the US are statistically more likely encounter lethal force from police t
by jmaygarden 9y ago
Police violence is a universal problem. A Harvard study has shown that white people in the US are statistically more likely encounter lethal force from police than people of color [1].
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/13/why-a-massive-new-study-on-police-shootings-of-whites-and-blacks-is-so-controversial/?utm_term=.f6ccfcf56d2d https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/13/why-a...
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoIn Houston. In a small study.
- jmaygarden 9y agoThat is true. I didn't mean to imply that white people somehow have it worse than minorities. That is not evidently the case with general police harassment and mistreatment. However, all races should be equally concerned with police executions. This isn't the land of Judge Dredd. We still have the 5th and 14th amendments.