Liberals cannot deal with these national stats on police shootings (e.g. how much worse whites get it than blacks). According to the Washington Post from their database of fatal police shootings,
Last year 1004 killings.
For 802 of these the race of the officer and decedent was listed.
371 of those killed were white.
236 of those killed were black.
The vast majority of those killed were armed.
African American suspects significantly higher rate of being armed (yet more whites killed).
There were 10 cases in which unarmed African Americans were killed, 9 men, one woman. The below is based on body camera footage:
1. C.F. - suspect attacked, choked, tased a cop before being shot.
2. M.M. - career criminal, fought with arresting officer before being shot and killed.
3. M.S. - assaulted a shop employee, charged/attacked female officer before being shot.
4. R.T. - tried to use his automobile to run over a cop in a parking lot before being shot behind the wheel.
5. M.W. - allegedly drove car at high speed toward officer in attempt to hit, before being shot.
6. I.L - naked home invader, attacked responding officers apparently out of mind on drugs.
7. T. J. (Ft Worth) - officers responded to her home, she was standing inside with door ajar, officer mistook her for burglar and shot her, subsequently charged with homicide.
8. C. W. - robbed gas station, black deputy claims gun discharged accidentally while grappling with the suspect.
9. K.M. - claimed to have gun during multi-hour standoff. Vowed to kill police with this gun, had a history of shootouts with police.
10. G.G. - shot after car chase based on observation of pointed gun at police, gun found in car later, officer charged with manslaughter.
This is the entire list from 2019. In 5 of these cases, the officer was physically attacked and since officers are armed, physical attack is a grave potential threat to their lives. One was apparently an accident, leaving 4 deaths, which 2 of were pursuits/standoffs and in 2 the officers were charged.
This is a very small number in a country of 325M people. It is not genocide, its not even close, and it is laughable to suggest it is. The number of police killings is dropping year over year since the obama years, particularly for African American men. Last year was the safest year for black suspects since the Post began its database. Safest for both white and black suspects. Yet the nation remains a very dangerous place for police officer. 48 were murdered in 2019. Thats more than the number of unarmed suspects killed of all races.
Contrast this with the 7,407 African Americans that were murdered in 2018. If 2019 numbers are similar it means for every unarmed black man shot by officers in 2019, 750 or so were killed by someone else - usually someone they know (most of this is black on black crime).
Are African American men being hunted by white police officers? No.
Are cynical media manipulators and corrupt politicians whipping up racial hatred for political gain? Yes.
So, why the disproportionate focus on Floyd, who was literally murdered by a white officer, when there are thousands of just as egregious black deaths each year? Because its not about one drug intoxicated criminal being murdered by a cold hearted officer - its about racial disparities across the nation. To fight racial disparities, cultural change is needed. Blacks need to abandon the Democratic party, reject identity politics, reject the race baiting by race pimp politicians and journalists, and fight in the academic and professional arena for their slice of the pie. Cultural esteem can only be earned through performance - government handouts are not going to do it - black parents need to stay together in nuclear families (epidemic of single mother black families needs to end), we need to stop coddling criminals - clean them off the streets, only the good ones will be left, provide support for budding families and careers, etc - there are a million solutions that could make the situation better. But the only ones we see are those that make it worse because one of the political parties relies on outrage and conflict as a source of power. BTW when blacks speak this truth, they are attacked by them viciously...
You can listen to more detail on the stats here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qwif8PF1EI&t=16s
Last year 1004 killings.
For 802 of these the race of the officer and decedent was listed.
371 of those killed were white.
236 of those killed were black.
The vast majority of those killed were armed.
African American suspects significantly higher rate of being armed (yet more whites killed).
There were 10 cases in which unarmed African Americans were killed, 9 men, one woman. The below is based on body camera footage:
1. C.F. - suspect attacked, choked, tased a cop before being shot.
2. M.M. - career criminal, fought with arresting officer before being shot and killed.
3. M.S. - assaulted a shop employee, charged/attacked female officer before being shot.
4. R.T. - tried to use his automobile to run over a cop in a parking lot before being shot behind the wheel.
5. M.W. - allegedly drove car at high speed toward officer in attempt to hit, before being shot.
6. I.L - naked home invader, attacked responding officers apparently out of mind on drugs.
7. T. J. (Ft Worth) - officers responded to her home, she was standing inside with door ajar, officer mistook her for burglar and shot her, subsequently charged with homicide.
8. C. W. - robbed gas station, black deputy claims gun discharged accidentally while grappling with the suspect.
9. K.M. - claimed to have gun during multi-hour standoff. Vowed to kill police with this gun, had a history of shootouts with police.
10. G.G. - shot after car chase based on observation of pointed gun at police, gun found in car later, officer charged with manslaughter.
This is the entire list from 2019. In 5 of these cases, the officer was physically attacked and since officers are armed, physical attack is a grave potential threat to their lives. One was apparently an accident, leaving 4 deaths, which 2 of were pursuits/standoffs and in 2 the officers were charged.
This is a very small number in a country of 325M people. It is not genocide, its not even close, and it is laughable to suggest it is. The number of police killings is dropping year over year since the obama years, particularly for African American men. Last year was the safest year for black suspects since the Post began its database. Safest for both white and black suspects. Yet the nation remains a very dangerous place for police officer. 48 were murdered in 2019. Thats more than the number of unarmed suspects killed of all races.
Contrast this with the 7,407 African Americans that were murdered in 2018. If 2019 numbers are similar it means for every unarmed black man shot by officers in 2019, 750 or so were killed by someone else - usually someone they know (most of this is black on black crime).
Are African American men being hunted by white police officers? No.
Are cynical media manipulators and corrupt politicians whipping up racial hatred for political gain? Yes.
So, why the disproportionate focus on Floyd, who was literally murdered by a white officer, when there are thousands of just as egregious black deaths each year? Because its not about one drug intoxicated criminal being murdered by a cold hearted officer - its about racial disparities across the nation. To fight racial disparities, cultural change is needed. Blacks need to abandon the Democratic party, reject identity politics, reject the race baiting by race pimp politicians and journalists, and fight in the academic and professional arena for their slice of the pie. Cultural esteem can only be earned through performance - government handouts are not going to do it - black parents need to stay together in nuclear families (epidemic of single mother black families needs to end), we need to stop coddling criminals - clean them off the streets, only the good ones will be left, provide support for budding families and careers, etc - there are a million solutions that could make the situation better. But the only ones we see are those that make it worse because one of the political parties relies on outrage and conflict as a source of power. BTW when blacks speak this truth, they are attacked by them viciously...
You can listen to more detail on the stats here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qwif8PF1EI&t=16s
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