Re:One Target store. One spike in shoplifting. What does it ...
by screye on Sunday November 28, 2021 @12:16AM
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The US police have killed 20 [1] unarmed people in the US in 2021 overall. Given that about 50% [2] tend to be black and Hispanic, I would put it at 10.
That is a statistically tiny number. Making the squares of the 10 shootings safer for pedestrians would save more people than stopping police shootings.
The magnitude of the reaction should never be the metric for urgency. Statistics serve as a much better proxy, especially when the methodology isn't outright false.
That is a statistically tiny number. Making the squares of the 10 shootings safer for pedestrians would save more people than stopping police shootings.
The magnitude of the reaction should never be the metric for urgency. Statistics serve as a much better proxy, especially when the methodology isn't outright false.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/585140/people-shot-to-de...
[2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-de...