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This is worth a read for a nuanced, holistic look at the stats. https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/ https://samharris.org/can-pull-back-brink/

• tjr225 6y ago
  Lol, from that very article: > Specifically, in New York City, in encounters where white and black citizens were matched for other characteristics, they found that: > Cops were… > 17 percent more likely to go hands on black suspects > 18 percent more likely to push them into a wall > 16 percent more likely to put them in handcuffs (in a situation in which they aren’t arrested) > 18 percent more likely to push them to the ground > 25 percent more likely to use pepper spray or a baton > 19 percent more likely to draw their guns > 24 percent more likely to point a gun at them.
  • stronglikedan 6y ago
    Some people seem to physically resist arrest more than others. That's really not a smart thing to do, and leads to related stats like that.
    • maybeOneDay 6y ago
      If you're so keen on implying it, wouldn't it be more honest to phrase your sentence accurately? > Black people seem to physically resist arrest more than others. That's really not a smart thing to do, and leads to related stats like that.
• tjr225 6y ago
  For what it’s worth to anyone who finds themselves reading this for whatever reason; the author of the above comment changed their original post from a snarky “have you?” To its current form after my reply. In my opinion that is not the behavior of someone who is trying to have a good faith discussion.