Quote:I wonder why.


Glad we are pointing out the vast and socially significant problem of black cop on white victim crime.


Really great point.


I'm sure this illustrates the long history of the same.


I know white people have to worry about this everywhere.


Geez people. I guess black folk should just ignore current problems and forget about past ones.

 

No substance. I don't believe you can back any of that up.

 

In 2008, the FBI concluded that 765,000 sworn police officers (now at approximately 900,000) were employed at 18,000 different departments. The officers shot and kill 410 people that year. Non-law enforcement killed 310. Considering that officers have more interactions with violent criminals on a more frequent basis, that number isn't high at all. For example, the Bureau of Justice estimates that approximately 45 million police encounters occur every year between civilians and law enforcement. From those 45 million, approximately 400 people die every year. That number has stayed around 400 every year since about mid-1990s. Considering population growth, the total percentage of police-involved shootings has decreased overwhelmingly.

 

In 2013, there were over 58,000+ attacks on police. Over 15,000 resulted in injuries. 

 

They also concluded that less than 1/10 of 1% of all use-of-force was deemed unjustified or excessive.

 

From 1999 - 2011, more white people were killed by police (2151) versus black people (1130). Considering that minority neighborhoods, in particular black neighborhoods, have the highest crime percentage, then it shouldn't be all that surprising that police are more likely to shoot and kill you than the total percentage of the population you represent.

 

The county that I work in provided a detailed map of crime statistics. The overwhelming trend shows that black people are stealing, robbing, burglarizing, and murdering their own communities more than anyone else. When you do that to your own community, of course police are going to interact with you more often. More police interactions with criminals usually result in more dangerous situations.

 

So, please. Explain why police are targeting black men.

 

Instead of blaming the easy target, how about focusing on accountability?

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