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Fenris

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So...why aren't white people upset? That's pretty messed up.

Some white folks are upset with the over militarization of LEOs and the tendencies of some towards unprovoked and unnecessary violence towards all people.
A lot of people are not aware of the extent of police violence because all they are aware of are a few isolated cases that are highlighted by the press. The press and activists highlight the wrong victims. Walter Scott and Tamir Rice should have been the cases that were held up to a greater extent rather than Michael Brown. Lastly, a lot of folks are purely brainwashed by a statist mentality that the government and, by extension, the police can do no wrong and the victim must have done something to deserve it.
 

Fenris

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The study was from 10 police departments. Hardly scientific. Lol

It is a limited study but was a response to a direct question on whites not being shot without provocation. To move beyond that study to more general number and a larger sample size, crime statistics show that African Americans are disproportionally shot by police as a percentage of the population but that as a percentage of police interactions, whites are more likely to be shot. If you are black, you are more likely to have interactions with the police but once you are in an interaction with the police, you are more likely to be shot if you are white. The political divisions in this country are helping to mask that a sub-set of police are prone to violence and that the real issue in regards to race and police is not solely that blacks are being shot but are more involved with police interactions.
 
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