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> his evidence was the disproportionate shooting of black people by police In the UK? The police shoot very few people of any colour! Two in 2025: https://en.w
by graemep 10mo ago
> his evidence was the disproportionate shooting of black people by police
In the UK? The police shoot very few people of any colour! Two in 2025: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_police_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_police_in_...
Is there even a bit enough sample to draw such conclusions (let alone that correlation does not imply causation)
- JCattheATM 10mo agoNo, in the US. That's why it was silly. I was talking about protestors being arrested for holding up signs, he said the same thing happened in the US but his evidence was the disproportionate shooting of black people by police in the US, which while very bad is an entirely different issue.