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"a disproportionate number of violent crimes are committed by black people" which completely ignores the more meaningful statistics: * Police are more heavily
by olliej 5y ago
"a disproportionate number of violent crimes are committed by black people" which completely ignores the more meaningful statistics:
* Police are more heavily present in black neighborhoods, because of historically racist policies - so more likely to have police involve
* Police are overwhelmingly more likely to use force, including lethal force, against PoC, irrespective of the crime involved.
* Police overwhelmingly stop PoC w/o any cause (see NY's stop and frisk, traffic enforcement)
* Police systematically punish PoC at higher rates than white people, even when no crime is committed (see FL police reporting PoC to landlords, even when no crime is committed, and getting them evicted)
That's ignoring anecdotal evidence that domestic abuse in white households is systematically under reported.