Why I Have Trouble Taking BLM Seriously

[Bengalzona]

(10-14-2016, 12:00 AM)Beaker Wrote: We're not just talking black people here. We're talking all races. I am looking at the issue in the context of limited manpower and resources for law enforcement. They should be able to target the demographic that has been proven over time to statistically commit a large percent of whatever criminal activity they are investigating.

But what if the statistic is skewed to show a demographic group commits a larger percentage of a certain criminal activity because that group is targeted for investigation more? What if the reality is that other groups commit the same activity just as often, but are caught less often because investigations are targeted at the first group?

I don't offer this as an overall truth. But I think it may sometimes be a contributory factor to some situations. I work with a lot of statistics and I work with lawyers enough to know to be cautious and critical with the stats.