05-31-2020, 04:48 PM
(05-31-2020, 04:29 PM)Whatever Wrote: Is every charge of resisting arrest justified? No. Does the fact that every charge of resisting arrest isn't warranted mean that no charge of resisting arrest is warranted? No. Let's look at the statistics from SF that I posted earlier. African Americans accounted for 6% of the population, but 45% of resisting arrest charges in misdemeanor cases. In order for the resisting arrest rate for African Americans to be in line with their population, only 13% of those cases could be legitimate. The other 87% were just made up. Does anybody really believe that only one in ten cases of resisting arrest involving African American suspects is legitimate? I hope not. Even if half of those cases are made up BS, their rate of resisting arrest is still almost four times their population percentage.Again, you cherry pick your justifications by using a limited data base of San Fransisco statistics.
However, in a recent study on the subject, "Ultimately, comparing the two scales, officers tended to use more force against black subjects even though they presented less resistance than white subjects."
