by Most Lee Harmless » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:55 pm
'60-75 of all police interaction are with black people while they make up only 13% of the population.'
More black criminals? Or more chance a black person will be stopped, searched, questioned and a 'crime report' will then arise from the 'interaction'?
More logic ? : as 60-75% of interactions involve black people, then 60-75% of police shootings should involve a black victim : or an equally valid interpretation : Police routinely 'interact' with more black people for minor matters which involve no violence where-as they will mainly 'interact' with white people when severe or mortal violence is involved.
26 out of 100 people shot by police are black but they are only 13% of the population : well, what can this mean : in an 'interaction' with police you are twice as likely to be shot if you are black? But, black people seemingly, by your logic, commit 4 times the amount of crime.. so.. actually, black criminals are far less violent and thus less likely to provoke a shooting. No? Conversely, white people are more violent and thus are involved in a higher percentage of shootings for the level of crime they commit, apparently.
So, what do your figures actually prove? Well, they prove everything you say, and none of it : depends which way you slant them.
-1 : Move to archive.