So, it's not cops who are killing most African Americans each year? Wonder what percentage of the cops who kill African Americans are African Americans? Hmmmm... I wonder why other races don't get as angry when cops kill someone of their race? Would it be more politically correct if other races started riots and acted like the whole world was out to get them too?
Here's what the Washington Post had to say:
About this story: The killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer last year in Ferguson, Mo., ignited a national debate and exposed the federal government’s failure to track the use of deadly force by police. The Washington Post launched a comprehensive project to log every on-duty fatal shooting by police in 2015. The resulting database chronicled shootings nationwide in real time, using news reports and other public sources. The Post compiled data about each death, including the race of those killed, whether they were armed and descriptions of the events. The project revealed that police nationwide were killing more than twice as many people as the FBI had previously reported. In October, the agency’s director, James B. Comey, said it was “unacceptable” that journalists had become the leading source of information on the subject. In December, an FBI official told The Post the agency is overhauling how it tracks violent police encounters, calling it “the highest priority.” The Post will continue tracking fatal shootings by police in 2016.
In a year-long study, The Washington Post found that the kind of incidents that have ignited protests in many U.S. communities — most often, white police officers killing unarmed black men — represent less than 4 percent of fatal police shootings. Meanwhile, The Post found that the great majority of people who died at the hands of the police fit at least one of three categories: they were wielding weapons, they were suicidal or mentally troubled, or they ran when officers told them to halt.
How come the other 96% represented didn't start riots and are not crying out about the injustice of it all? Why aren't we insisting equal killings by cops among the races or even genders?
I don't get all the bruhaha by the black community....sorry. It doesn't appear they are targetted, at least not to me. Wish folks would see the evidence they have before them before jumping on crazy trains that just don't make sense according to the facts. Is it the news who enjoy perpetuating untruths and watching folks go nutty bananas? Kinda like a SWB might? LOL.
Seriously, I have compassion for anyone who is being subjected to disproportionate treatment, no matter what the issue is causing those. However, I can't find any proof or evidence that would support blacks having it worse than any other race.