Another beat-down set to occur. You post a site proclaiming:
Nearly 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2015 were identified as unarmed, though the actual number is likely higher due to underreporting.
First, the speculation about "underreporting" is just that - speculation. Surmise. Could-be mixed in with a little might-have.
I can do this too. "The incidence of police killing Hispanics is likely underreported due to the large number of illegals involved, so the percentage of unarmed blacks being killed by police as noted is far too high when compared to reality." See?
Additionally, your reference site claims:
37% of unarmed people killed by police were black in 2015 despite black people being only 13% of the U.S. population
Unarmed black people were killed at 5x the rate of unarmed whites in 2015.
The first point is unfortunately irrelevant. Police shootings of the unarmed occur vastly more frequently where the suspect flees, or has a warrant out for his arrest, or is on parole and has no desire to go back to prison, or points a toy gun at a cop. Therefore, taking the population as a whole means nothing. Why not post the black population with a warrant, on parole, or who fled the police, or who had reason to resist arrest as compared to other races? That would at least have some relevance to the analysis.
Also, the reference source mixes two different data sets - the number of unarmed people who are shot and the population as a whole - to arrive at the figure, "Unarmed black people were killed at 5x the rate of unarmed whites in 2015." That statement is flat-out false, according to the reference source itself, which notes that 37% of those shot and were unarmed were black. That means 63% were non-black. For blacks to be killed at "5x the rate of unarmed whites," then just 7.4% (0.2 x 37%) of those shot who were unarmed would be white. But in fact, more than 50% of those shot and who were unarmed were white. Your own reference shows that the narrative is not accurate.
Finally, it bears investigation to see what this site is talking about relative to "police killing unarmed black people." You want to know some examples on this very site you reference? How about these:
Miguel Espinal, 36, was shot and killed by NYPD officers in an incident that started with a traffic stop in the Bronx. Espinal fled the stop, prompting a police chase that ended in a wrong-way crash. After the crash, Espinal left the vehicle and ran to the surrounding Tibbetts Brook Park, where police killed him. Espinal's family said he ran from officers because he doesn't have a license. “Whether he ran from the cops or not, it doesn’t justify that he got shot. It doesn’t justify that,” Justin Juble, Espinal’s brother, said.
A Hammond police officer killed Tiara, who was the mother of three of his children. The motive is suspected to be financial. Officer Kevin Campbell was charged with murder for killing Tiara.
Chandra, 48, was killed by Kansas City, MO police, who crashed their patrol car into the driver's side of her Pontiac Grand Am.
Oakland police were towing vehicles near 90th Ave. and Bancroft Ave. when they claim Richard, 39, approached them and "pointed a firearm in their direction." They shot Richard multiple times. Police later revealed Richard's "firearm" was actually a toy gun.
An officer crashed into Stephen's SUV while rushing to respond to a domestic call, killing him. He was 45 years old.
Officer Gary Paul Evelyn struck Seide, 33, with a marked Seminole police pick-up truck. Seide was hit with the truck's left front, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Police say Lamontez, 39, was "causing a disturbance" downtown and ran when police approached him. Police shot Lamontez multiple times, claiming he aimed a gun at them. Police later revealed that the gun was a toy.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shot and killed her boyfriend Rayshaun, 30, in their Chula Vista apartment, telling police that she was defending herself and he had hit her.
An off-duty police officer shot and killed Brown, 18, claiming he got into the officer's car at a gas station and began driving it while the officer was waiting for it to be washed. A witness told reporters that the officer identified himself as a police officer and ordered Brown to get out of the car. The officer claims Brown "made a sudden movement", before the officer shot him.
Christopher, 22, was struck and killed by a police cruiser while crossing the street. The cruiser was speeding on its way to a reported car crash.
I stopped reading these descriptions about 1/5th of the way down, POOP. Your own goddam reference site - the one you keep posting - includes "killing unarmed blacks" in domestic violence cases, car accidents, a stolen police vehicle, and where the guy pointed a toy gun at the cop.
Here's an idea, POOP. When you cite some reference material, READ THE STUFF YOU ARE CITING.
