Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019)
by ineedasername on Monday December 21, 2020 @04:19PM
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The ratio of police shootings to arrests is not higher for black people
Assuming that's true, all it says is that, once you're getting arrested, you're about even on the probability of being shot. What it doesn't address is the increased probability of Black me to be arrested to begin with.
Re:The Strange Case of Dr. Ho Man Kwok (2019)
by AnthonyMouse on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:17PM
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> Assuming that's true, all it says is that, once you're getting arrested, you're about even on the probability of being shot.
Which is the thing the other poster had the false impression was not the case.
> What it doesn't address is the increased probability of Black me to be arrested to begin with.
But now you're talking about a totally different issue. And if black men commit more violent crimes as a result of historical and other factors, what do you propose that the police do about that?
This is selection bias. The ratio of police shootings to arrests is not higher for black people. Police shootings of black persons are national news, police shootings of white persons are not.