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Lol, from that very article: > Specifically, in New York City, in encounters where white and black citizens were matched for other characteristics, they found
by 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 agoSome 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 agoIf 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.