Analysing the alleged Minneapolis police department “hack”

Re:Analysing the alleged Minneapolis police department “hack” by malandrew on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:55PM (#23385045)

I don't think you even need a hostile state actor. Almost nobody I've discussed current affairs with that is supportive of the rioters is capable of understanding that the only correct way to compare racial/gender disparities in excessive use of police force is based on per 10,000 arrests per violent crime. You quickly discover that there really isn't much of a disparity and the disparity that exists doesn't even lean in the direction people believes it does.

Is there a problem with excessive use of police force? Definitely. Is it disproportionate with regards to race or gender relative to representation based on a per 10,000 arrests per violent crime basis? No.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Analysing the alleged Minneapolis police department “hack” by newen on Monday June 01, 2020 @07:13PM (#23385197)

So you look at arrests of violent crime and decide that is the only way to asses racial/gender disparities in excessive use of police force?? Why is that a correct way? What about stops by police, arrests of non-violent crime, murders by police?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Analysing the alleged Minneapolis police department “hack” by malandrew on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:21AM (#23413637)

One reason is because the burden to manufacture crimes is far higher. Every violent crime necessarily has a victim and if the victim survived the encounter they can identify affirmatively the characteristics of their assailant.

The problem with non-violent crimes is that they could be tainted by biases since there isn't always as concrete/reliable an eyewitness.

Someone attacks me and it's a lot easier to trust what I report. I see someone steal something at a distance, and my eyewitness account is less trustworthy.

[ Parent | on HN ]