dohboi wrote:And if we're gonna compare studies, I'd go with the CDC's: "The CDC's cause-of-death data, based on death certificates collected at the state level, also reveals a profound racial disparity among the victims of police shootings. Between 1968 and 2011, black people were between two to eight times more likely to die at the hands of law enforcement than whites. Annually, over those 40 years, a black person was on average 4.2 times as likely to get shot and killed by a cop than a white person. "
1968 was nearly half a century ago. Can we talk about present day?
2015 saw 990 people shot and killed by the police, according to the Washington Post. The great majority were shot while attacking a police officer or other people, most with weapons. 49.9% were non-Hispanic white, 26.1% were black. Non-Hispanic whites make up 77.4% of the US population, blacks make up 13.2% of the US population.
An over-representation of 198% is actually pretty low considering the racial breakdown on violent crime in the US. Blacks made up 38% of murder offenders in the US in 2013 according to the FBI, and 22% of violent offenders in 2012/13 (link).
95.8% of the people shot and killed by the police last year were men. Does this mean men are being unfairly targeted because of their gender? Shall we start a "Men's Lives Matter" movement?