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[Runa216]

KLXVER said:

Runa216 said:

Jesus fucking Christ. NOBODY IS SAYING THIS DOESN'T ALSO HAPPEN TO WHITE PEOPLE. It's bad no matter who it happens to, it just so happens to be that it happens far more often (When balanced against the population numbers of black, white, and  hispanic) to black people. 

according to the US Census:

White people in US: 76.3%
Black people in US: 13.4%

Of course there will be more white people killed by the use of police force. That's how numbers works. Unless it's 5.7x the number of black people killed by cops (it's not), then black people are being disproportionately killed by cops (They are).

Take 2017 for instance. 457 white people killed by lethal force by police. 223 black people. That's about 2x as much when, if your narrative was held up, it would need to be 5.7x as many white people killed.

2018: 399 white vs 209 black. LESS than 2x the deaths.
2019: 370 white vs 235 black. about 1.5x the deaths.

IF you want true equality, then either the white numbers need to be 1,267 in 2017, 1,189 in 2018, and 1,337 in 2019. Or, conversely, the black numbers should be 80 in 2017, 70 in 2018, and 65 in 2019.

Stop trying to pretend systemic racism doesn't exist just because it hasn't affected you or that it's inconvenient (Or unless you are subtly okay with it and just don't want to admit it).

Soure: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/IPE120218

Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/

 

https://nationalvanguard.org/2018/09/america-race-and-violent-crime/

Really? Gonna use stats from nationalvanguard: "National Vanguard is an American white nationalist, neo-Nazi organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded in 2005 by Kevin Alfred Strom and former members of the National Alliance"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Vanguard_(American_organization)

You should REALLY chose your resources better. 

**Edit** if anyone is curious, I did not actively search for 'is this resource bad', I literally googled 'is nationalvanguard a nonbiased source'. The entirety of the first page clarified that it was, in fact, a white nationalist, neo-nazi organization. I've been making efforts to only use and cite nonbiased resources. when google searching, I do not word my queries to specifically support my theory or disprove someone else's. I always look for the most neutral but informative information I can get. I search 'studies on the effect of...' not 'is this thing good or bad...?' This is a very important skill, one many in this thread and who engage in political discourse should look into. 

Last edited by Runa216 - on 27 August 2020