Posted on 07/26/2019 5:24:16 PM PDT by dynachrome
The data show that it's not racial bias on behalf of white officers relative to black officers when it comes to fatal shootings, and that's good news. The bad news, Cesario said, are that internal policy changes, such as diversifying police forces, may not reduce shootings of minority citizens.
Beyond officer race, the team drew other conclusions about details related to racial disparities in fatal officer shootings.
"Many people ask whether black or white citizens are more likely to be shot and why. We found that crime rates are the driving force behind fatal shootings," Cesario said. "Our data show that the rate of crime by each racial group predicts the likelihood of citizens from that racial group being shot. If you live in a county that has a lot of white people committing crimes, white people are more likely to be shot. If you live in a county that has a lot of black people committing crimes, black people are more likely to be shot. It is the best predictor we have of fatal police shootings."
(Excerpt) Read more at phys.org ...
Of course not.
Police officers look at crimes and criminals, regardless of the color of their skin.
Police shoot criminals. Who would have guessed?
An upcoming unbiased study./s
“U of C researchers awarded $1.2M to study police shootings, behavior of cops in ‘high-stakes’ situations
The studies are two of the 15 being funded by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research. Both are expected to be completed by mid-2021.” (Chicago Sun Times)
Unless they get a tweet from the “won”. /s
We found that crime rates are the driving force behind fatal shootings,” Cesario said.
Well DUH!
White officers understand that shooting a black person will destroy their personal and professional lives regardless of the circumstances.
I think only black officers should patrol black areas, that way, when they shoot black suspects and criminals, the racist Left can’t “blame whitey”.
That’s what it’s all about, getting blacks to want segregation.
And the point is? Truth, logic, and objectivity has never meant a gnat’s a** to the demonrats....
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