Those numbers seem to be vastly more than reported numbers of police killings. Whom are you quoting? Because I like to keep track of who makes such exaggerated claims.
This references the source data: https://theconversation.com/police-are-more-likely-to-kill-m...
It says that between 2013 and 2018, about 96 in 100,000 (approx 1 in 1000) African American men were killed by police in the U.S.
Death from Covid is also lifetime risk.
It is a commonly reported statistic if you want to find other publications that say the same thing. Did you try googling for it — for example google: "1000 black men and boys" police
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When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
Your comment would be fine without the first sentence.
Please do. If you could completely delete my account that would be even better.
To lower risk, black people could stay at home and wait for better times...