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>6x more black guys killed than white? That does not mean anything. What if there are x12 more black guys committing a crime?

this is adressed on the page, where it is noted that the rate of black people murdered does not correlate with crime rates in that area.

>99% cases of no accountability? This assumes that all the suspects were innocent old ladies.

Its an interesting number at least because it shows that regardless of what cops actually do, the justice system rarely/never holds them accountable for it. Perhaps you could say that 99% of the times that cops kill someone its "justified" but that number is very, very unlikely to be up there.

Regardless, I think this is more than simply sensationalism and presents some very interesting facts on a topic that is very relevant today.




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