(09-30-2017, 11:12 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(09-30-2017, 10:50 PM)hb1148 Wrote: Statistics indicates police violence is disproportional against blacks.  There are sources and studies that indicate that black people are 3 times more likely to be subjected to violence, especially fatal violence from police than white people.  You're statement seems to indicate that black people are out to get police and that's simply not what this thing is about.

By LAW we do have equal access to opportunity but practice and theory do not always go hand in hand.  Blaming the victims by telling them they're just not working hard enough is a symptom of the issue. It's subtle. Hell, racism is subtle.

Statistics show whites are twice as likely to be killed by cops as either blacks or hispanics in the US. 

The actual data:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/...shootings/

And the analysis:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/07/18/a...ng-result/

I'm not sure why you think opportunity is less for blacks, there are laws that mandate diversity, even ahead of ability. Asian Americans are hugely discriminated against in college admissions just to keep the diversity levels similar to their proportion in the general population.

If anything, the government discriminates in favor of African Americans in college admissions, hiring laws, and police interaction. One can argue that even more should be done to make up for the centuries of disadvantage before the Civil Rights Act, but not that the opportunity is less at present in the US.

The figures you posted are correct but your conclusions are wrong.  The number of people shot by police compared to the people of any race shot by police disregards the proportion of each race in the population at large. In fact the chances of anyone being a victim of police violence is relatively small but considering the sample size, minorities are represented in a higher proportion.  Here's an analysis explaining this misconception.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post...a2e5adf3e0

The lack of opportunity for minorities is represented by the lower proportion achieving higher degrees, a higher unemployment rate in that community, a lower average net worth proportionately, a higher proportion living in poverty, etc. The Civil Rights Act was an attempt to eliminate Jim Crow in practice and level the playing field and has in some instances but minorities still face discrimination and a lack of progress in these areas.

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