I don't feel like addressing your whole post. TL;DR, and it's late.
It's simply a lie that police have been slaughtering black people across the country. It's a lie that people support that. Every field has it's rogue members. That's nothing new. But the Obama administration, the media and the race baiters have worked these past few years to put forth a myth that black people are targeted by whites and police. The fact is that police shoot more than twice as many white suspects each year. More blacks are killed by other blacks than anyone else, especially in gang areas. More whites are killed by police and blacks than any other.
Using the latest census (2010)
Whites in the US (est. 2010): ~223 million
Blacks in the US (est. 2010): ~39 million
Population ratio: About 5.7 whites to every 1 black individual
So if blacks and whites are getting shot at equal rates, then it would be a similar ratio for rates of the shootings themselves.
Using the Washington Post database (found here:
Investigation: People shot and killed by police this year)
Whites shot by police (2015): 494
Blacks shot by police (2015): 258
Shooting ratio: About 1.9 Whites getting shot for every black individual
Conclusion: Blacks are shot at about 3 times the rate that would be expected if race had no correlation to the shootings.
Other "fun" conclusions with the database
Of unarmed individuals, blacks are shot 6.76 times as often as expected if race wasn't a factor (38 Blacks vs. 32 Whites)
For 18-29 year olds, blacks are shot 5.89 times as often as expected if race wasn't a factor (124 Blacks vs 120 Whites)
Over a quarter of those killed by the police in 2015 were mentally ill
The police killed almost 3 people a month who were "armed" with toy weapons
Why does the left want to incite racial wars? If you understand their end game, you'd see that a divided country with people running scared is as important as destroying the fabric of society to pave the way for a tyrannical government. It makes it easier for goverrnment to usurp even more power over the people because it allows them to make more laws that chip away at our rights and freedom. Speech is under attack. Gun rights are under attack. Religious rights are under attack. We no longer have a right to privacy with the NSA watching our every move online and on the phone. Virtually every freedom is being taken hostage by a government intent on having it's way. They will tell us what we are allowed to say and do.
That's one theory. There are lies deceit and slander on all fronts to pave the way for tyrannical control by the government. I assume you would be against such a tyranny, yes? How would a tyrannical government deal with those it doesn't approve of? Likely through oppressive means, such as imprisonment and murder. These would especially target the undesirables to force them to stay in line or suffer and die. It sure would suck to live under that kind of regime, wouldn't it?
Then there's the fact that about 3.65 times as many blacks are in prison than the population ratio should indicate. (
BOP Statistics: Inmate Race)
Blacks are much more likely to receive the death penalty (
Race of Death Row Inmates Executed Since 1976 | Death Penalty Information Center).
Not to mention that numerous sources have also painted voter suppression attempts as racially motivated (Guess which race?)
That tyrannical hellhole you don't want to live in? Take a guess who's a lot closer to it then you.
You cherry pick to fit a narrative. The fact is that is no cop shot any black anymore for any reason it wouldn't scratch the surface of blacks getting shot and killed.
Blacks are in prison at higher rates because they commit crimes at higher rates. There are many successful black folks that managed to not go to prison because of their skin color, hard to believe for some I guess.
1) The narrative in question is not "white cops kill black people". I actually linked to the Washington Post project so people could draw their own conclusions.
2) If compared to the last year we have definite numbers for (2014), cops killed about as many as 4% of the murder rate for blacks in the whole country. Not the biggest factor for sure, but not completely insignificant.
3) The police shootings are just a window into a much larger systemic problem for black people. That's why I mentioned the death penalty, voter suppression, etc. Looking at just the cops or just blacks getting killed is missing some much bigger issues.
4) Pointing out that some black people manage to succeed despite a system that is stacked against them is a good sign of progress, but not exactly indicative that there is not a problem.
You mentioned a lot of things to dodge the real problem. Blacks are disproportionately committing crimes so that's why their represent inmates disproportionately. Some blacks succeed? Just some? Pop your head out of your racist ass for a bit and look around, most do quite well.
People can come here without even speaking English and do well do if you can't make it here your skin color isn't the problem. You're just looking for excuses. Exactly what they don't need.
Oh, of course! I'm racist for not asserting that blacks have the same opportunities as whites! I just stated that the problem was NOT white cops killing black people. I pointed out the issues in this story were blacks being disproportionately affected by the justice system in general, a still present "knee jerk" reaction to think blacks in America are more dangerous, and the fact that our militarized police force is killing an absurd number of people in general. But that's all a deflection and, according to you, the problem is just that black people commit more crime? Are you serious in calling me a racist?
Police officers admitting quotas encourage targeting of minorities-
Police officers explain how they’re encouraged to act in racist ways
Corroboration of their story-
NYPD Lieutenant Latest Cop to Say Department Enforces Quota
FBI Director Comey's speech in which he admits racial bias in law enforcement-
Hard Truths: Law Enforcement and Race
Summary of how blacks are more likely to be convicted in murder cases-
None
Study showing racial disparity in justice because of structural biases:
https://law.seattleu.edu/Documents/korematsu/race and criminal justice/Harris_Becket_Sup_Ct_3-2-11[1].pdf
Another one:
CRIME RATE AND CONVICTION RATES BROKEN DOWN BY RACE
Minority households have less income/net worth-
Wealth inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since end of Great Recession
Another one-
Why the racial wealth gap won't go away
Now take a step back, calm yourself, and ease off the accusations of racism. Here are the takeaways:
1) Many of the factors involved in crime and the above issues do seem to disproportionately target blacks, but that can also be somewhat explained by the fact that they disproportionately target the poor, and minorities are much more likely to be poor. Poverty is a much less contentious issue to address than race, and if alleviating poverty accomplishes most of the same goal, it's still a win for everyone. You have to lay the groundwork for the results you want to see.
2) While individual racism might magnify the problems within the system, the racism itself is not the only root problem. Yes, cops kill a lot of black people, they also kill a lot of people period. Can we stop the cops from unnecessarily killing people? That would help everyone.
3) It would probably be prudent to examine laws which are "structurally racist", that is race neutral on paper and race discriminatory in practice. Poll taxes are a good historical example. You just needed to pay a little bit of money in order to vote, and the stated purpose was to gather the money in order to maintain the election process. However, money was something most black people were fairly short on, so it served as an incentive to keep blacks from voting. I should point out with modern voter suppression tactics that target blacks, I don't think the primary motivation is racism. I think that the efforts, almost all of which have been from the GOP side of things, have merely wanted to target any voting demographic that is likely to vote Democrat, and blacks are merely an easily identified and sizable group that does so. It's just politics.
4) We can't directly affect individual biases. We can affect social and legal structures to try to ensure equality. Truly racist people can currently hide their racism behind other more legitimate issues. When this happens, and there is a problem highlighted within the system itself that unfairly targets any segment of the population, wouldn't it be more prudent to just fix the systemic and legislative issues rather than choosing to focus on racism or ignore the issue entirely if we don't believe racism is involved? If we fix the problems, and racist people have nowhere to hide their beliefs, they'll either swallow them and at least act like everyone else, or they'll remove themselves from the society that no longer accepts them. Everyone wins either way.
Number 4 is the big one for me. Read the title of this thread. All the police problems are a "myth"? It's all just "race-baiting"? Bullshit. Legitimate problems do exist, and we should address the ones we can, racial politics be damned.
