This article leaves out key details: it doesn't say what the distribution of the people arrested is, it only talks of how many died. What does "Assuming constan

This article leaves out key details: it doesn't say what the distribution of the people arrested is, it only talks of how many died. What does "Assuming constant demographic profiles over the period considered, Black people are 6.4 times more likely to die..." mean? Is the assumption that the distribution of the general population is the same as those arrested? How can you assume that without actual numbers? Also, how is 6.4 times rounded to 7? Articles like this do a disservice because they're more about clickbait by inflaming the passions and dividing people than addressing what is likely a genuine problem in how black offenders are treated.