Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage

[Freewill]

Remember to liberals perception is reality.

Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage: analysis

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison says she wants to see an officer shoot an unarmed white teenager in the back before agreeing that the “conversation about race” is over, but she almost certainly already has received her wish.

An analysis released last week shows that more white people died at the hands of law enforcement than those of any other race in the last two years, even as the Justice Department, social-justice groups and media coverage focus on black victims of police force.

 

[BlackAsCoal]

Not by percentages, police do NOT kill more whites than blacks.

Isn't that how republicans measure welfare and food stamp users?

 

[hazlnut]

Remember to liberals perception is reality.

Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage: analysis

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison says she wants to see an officer shoot an unarmed white teenager in the back before agreeing that the “conversation about race” is over, but she almost certainly already has received her wish.

An analysis released last week shows that more white people died at the hands of law enforcement than those of any other race in the last two years, even as the Justice Department, social-justice groups and media coverage focus on black victims of police force.

Well, genius, if blacks are only 13.2% of the U.S. population and Hispanic Latinos are 17% then that means, if the law is being enforced without regard to color, race etc., than roughly 60% of all police shootings are white.

Is that correct?

No?

Huh? That's strange.

Why do you think, sparky?

 

[Rexx Taylor]

what about how many rats are killed by New Yorkers? is it true that there are five rats for every resident of Manhattan? what next? Rat Lives Matter?

 

[Eaglewings]

I was supporting the movement until it got into "The Hate White People Movement.". it will not go anywhere with violence .

Martin Luther King was a brilliant man who changed so much for the black people.
Martin Luther did it in a peaceful, no hate kind of way.

I remember the Vietnam riots in America, that turned so ugly they turned their backs on the Vietnam veterans coming home, spitting on them and really hurt these men emotionally.
Most everyone regrets that behavior now.

.

 

[pillars]

Two key words: Per Capita.

 

[BlindBoo]

"White people make up roughly 62 percent of the U.S. population but only about 49 percent of those who are killed by police officers. African Americans, however, account for 24 percent of those fatally shot and killed by the police despite being just 13 percent of the U.S. population."

Aren’t more white people than black people killed by police? Yes, but no.

But that said police should wear body cams. Most often for their own protection but, in other cases......

 

[emilynghiem]

Remember to liberals perception is reality.

Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage: analysis

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison says she wants to see an officer shoot an unarmed white teenager in the back before agreeing that the “conversation about race” is over, but she almost certainly already has received her wish.

An analysis released last week shows that more white people died at the hands of law enforcement than those of any other race in the last two years, even as the Justice Department, social-justice groups and media coverage focus on black victims of police force.

RE: minority deaths generate more outrage

And the opposite phenomenon occurs in the media
when people are reported missing.

White people particularly female get more sympathy and attention.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

according to al and jesse, 100% of all people shot by cops are black.

 

[Freewill]

"White people make up roughly 62 percent of the U.S. population but only about 49 percent of those who are killed by police officers. African Americans, however, account for 24 percent of those fatally shot and killed by the police despite being just 13 percent of the U.S. population."

Aren’t more white people than black people killed by police? Yes, but no.

But that said police should wear body cams. Most often for their own protection but, in other cases......

Most, if not all of the shooting happen in urban setting where the black population exceeds 30 percent.

 

[Timmy]

Dishonest use of stats . A right wing staple . You put all shootings on equal footing .

So police killing a white guy in a bank robbery shootout is the same as killing a black guy who you pulled over for a taillight . ?

 

[Freewill]

Remember to liberals perception is reality.

Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage: analysis

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison says she wants to see an officer shoot an unarmed white teenager in the back before agreeing that the “conversation about race” is over, but she almost certainly already has received her wish.

An analysis released last week shows that more white people died at the hands of law enforcement than those of any other race in the last two years, even as the Justice Department, social-justice groups and media coverage focus on black victims of police force.

Well, genius, if blacks are only 13.2% of the U.S. population and Hispanic Latinos are 17% then that means, if the law is being enforced without regard to color, race etc., than roughly 60% of all police shootings are white.

Is that correct?

No?

Huh? That's strange.

Why do you think, sparky?

No, it means that most crimes occur in urban areas where the black population far exceeds the national average. Most crimes equals an increase in the likelihood someone is getting shot.

 

[Freewill]

Dishonest use of stats . A right wing staple . You put all shootings on equal footing .

So police killing a white guy in a bank robbery shootout is the same as killing a black guy who you pulled over for a taillight . ?

False equivalency.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

what about the richoshet bullets? dont they kill innocent pets who just were at the wrong place at the right time?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Based on that data, Mr. Moskos reported that roughly 49 percent of those killed by officers from May 2013 to April 2015 were white, while 30 percent were black. He also found that 19 percent were Hispanic and 2 percent were Asian and other races.

According to the OP's link,

49% are white killed by police, while white make up 70 plus % of the population
30% are black while blacks make up 12% of the population
19% are Hispanic while they make up 17% of the population
2% are Asian while the make up 2% of the population

While based on numbers, whites are <.7 times likely to be shot by cops

While based on numbers, blacks are > 2.5 times likely to be shot by cops

So about a 400% more likely chance to be shot if black than white

 

[Eaglewings]

Two key words: Per Capita.

I am a Want-to-Be Platinum member...

 

[pillars]

Statistics is hard when you stopped going to school in the 6th grade, like the OP.

 

[NYcarbineer]

What about the outrage generated by Ruby Ridge?

...that resulted in the Oklahoma City bombing. Which act by black Americans represents more outrage than that?

 

[JakeStarkey]

freewill, like many racists, on the Board is not bright.

The OP is false, as the numbers at the link show.

 

[NYcarbineer]

When two white rightwing extremists killed two cops in Las Vegas in 2014,

2014 Las Vegas shootings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

motivated by their hatred of law enforcement, where were all you rightwing nuts?

Why weren't you out blaming yourselves?