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JuliusHackebeil said:

"in 2020 there were 457 whites shot and killed by police, compared to 243 blacks.  Of those, 24 of the whites killed were unarmed compared to 18 blacks."

 "...though they are 13% of the population.”

So African Americans comprise only 13% of the population, but according to these stats, they account for 34.7% (243/700) of those who were shot and killed by police (vs whites), and of those who were unarmed, they account for 42.8% (18/42).

That means the average African American was 2.67 times as likely to be killed by police (34.7/13), and 3.92 times as likely when unarmed (42.8/13).

That's a glaring omission from Zac/Julius' "analysis".