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Nevertheless, all of the data on LE murder agree that there is no racial disparity in victimhood. We can and should collect better data, but "police disproporti
by weberc2 9y ago
Nevertheless, all of the data on LE murder agree that there is no racial disparity in victimhood. We can and should collect better data, but "police disproportionately murder blacks" is not supported by the evidence.
- eksabajt 9y agoDo you have a citation for the claim that there is no racial disparity? Here's a ProPublica report that shows a staggering disparity: "Deadly Force in Black and White"(https://www.propublica.org/article/deadly-force-in-black-and-white https://www.propublica.org/article/deadly-force-in-black-and...)
- weberc2 9y agoI did a deep dive into the WashPo 2015 and 2016 datasets which are more both more recent and complete than the FBI datasource used by propublica. Further, you can actually inspect in detail the circumstances in which the shooting took place, including whether or not the deceased were armed.