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> In the wake of recent episodes of police brutality targeting Black people and the growing coalition around Black Lives Matter protests across the United State
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> In the wake of recent episodes of police brutality targeting Black people and the growing coalition around Black Lives Matter protests across the United States,
What does HN think about Roland Fryer's research on this issue?
- thebooktocome 6y agoEconomists, as a rule, shouldn't pretend that they are ethicists.
- alexilliamson 6y agoHis conclusion that minorities are more likely to experience police use-of-force is well-supported.
- specialist 6y agoTLDR: NY Times sensationalized Fryer's paper. Subsequent peer review was very critical of Fryer's data gathering, which led to an incorrect conclusion. "A ‘Harvard Study’ Doesn’t Disprove Racial Bias in Officer-Involved Shootings" https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/07/15/harvard-study-officer-involved-shootings/ https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/07/15/harvard-study-officer...