07-09-2016, 10:41 PM
I wish I had found this pages ago instead of wasting my time arguing with people who refuse to acknowledge the real facts.
Some may remember this guy - he's a Harvard prof that co-authored one of the studies on names as a signal in the interview process that was discussed a while ago. Hard to argue with ANYTHING that he says, even if it will contradict the world views of some here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/upshot/police-killings-of-blacks-what-the-data-says.html?_r=0
One of the key points, as he discusses, is looking at shooting as a % of population is the WRONG way of looking at it. I completely agree that if you consider socioeconomic factors, there's little if any evidence of racial bias in cop shootings. I get the same conclusion looking at the % of violent crimes (60% for whites, which is in line with the % of whites killed by police).
Some may remember this guy - he's a Harvard prof that co-authored one of the studies on names as a signal in the interview process that was discussed a while ago. Hard to argue with ANYTHING that he says, even if it will contradict the world views of some here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/upshot/police-killings-of-blacks-what-the-data-says.html?_r=0
One of the key points, as he discusses, is looking at shooting as a % of population is the WRONG way of looking at it. I completely agree that if you consider socioeconomic factors, there's little if any evidence of racial bias in cop shootings. I get the same conclusion looking at the % of violent crimes (60% for whites, which is in line with the % of whites killed by police).
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