Shootings of cops down, not up; No race difference in who cops shoot.

Title of thread by Steven Pinker https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/755113116875227136

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Fryer's research suggests that African Americans and Hispanics are substantially more likely to experience force in their interactions with the police - such as having a gun pointed at them, being handcuffed without arrest, or being pepper-sprayed or hit with a baton. This racial difference is reduced, but doesn't completely disappear, when Fryer adds all sorts of statistical controls such as whether the incident was indoors or outdoors, in a high-crime area, took place at night, and so on. However, Fryer doesn't find any racial difference in the cases where police offers actually shoot someone.

I think that the bias exists and there is a serious problem and things need to change. Love and understanding not hate and blame. But, I thought this might be an interesting set of data to consider.

Equal opportunity, equal treatment under the law, education about biases, better training and education for cops on use of force, body cameras...

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