[BeadCounter]

On Larry Elder’s radio show last night; he said in 2015, 965 people were killed by the police, the majority were white.

So, in other words, one has more of a chance to be struck by lightning than be killed by the police.

Hope that’s not off-topic, sort of related.

[Gen.Blather]

“Hope that’s not off-topic, sort of related.”

Very relevant and a timely observation to increase perspective. (Don’t worry about going off topic. We’ll just assume you are off your meds. ;)

[rlmorel]

Here is the statistic that counts:

In 2015, according to federal crime statistics, a police officer of any race is 18 times more likely to die at the hands of a black man, than a black man is to die at the hands of a police officer.
"The Myths of Black Lives Matter" by Heather MacDonald)

[rlmorel]

Any time the narrative comes up where there it is asserted there is an epidemic of black men being shot by police officers, here is the statistic that should lead off the ensuing conversation:

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In 2015, according to federal crime statistics, a police officer of ANY race is 18 times more likely to die at the hands of a black man, than a black man is to die at the hands of a police officer.
"The Myths of Black Lives Matter" by Heather MacDonald)

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Here is an excellent video from Bill Whittle that puts things in the proper perspective:

"Black Lives Matter Kills People" by Bill Whittle
It is a 7 minute video which puts it in context, and explains much.