> when black people call the police, there's the non-zero chance that they're the ones who end up getting shot. As an absolute number, more white people are sh

> when black people call the police, there's the non-zero chance that they're the ones who end up getting shot. As an absolute number, more white people are shot by police than black. [1] As a percentage of population, the rate is higher in the black population, however that's a very complex analysis when you break it down by homicides by region and the populations (many urban areas are majority black, or Hispanic). > You've got to try to make things right. Discrimination based on race doesn't strike me as a very good strategy for making things right. It seems to me like it will just foster increased racial tensions, resentment and problems without solving anything. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-de...