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Tell ya what, and how this works. Get them to address the MOST disproportional group being seabeyond Jul 2016 #1

So what you are saying is that Male Lives Matter???? Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond Jul 2016 #3

well hill2016 Jul 2016 #5

Ok. My point still stands. Nt seabeyond Jul 2016 #7

There were 19 unarmed black people shot and killed by police so far this year and 23 white people. ContinentalOp Jul 2016 #24

Of those 42, only 6 were female Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #29

It means that cops view black people as a threat, not women. ContinentalOp Jul 2016 #36

Why? The more brutality we can publicy prove puffy socks Jul 2016 #17

Ok. I am going to think about this. Nt seabeyond Jul 2016 #18

Well, it would help a lot if males stopped committing most of the violent crimes Warpy Jul 2016 #4

well that sounds like a very sexist statement hill2016 Jul 2016 #6

Men commit 98.9% of rape, or some such number. Making that statement, am I being "sexist"? seabeyond Jul 2016 #8

do you think that hill2016 Jul 2016 #16

"it's okay for them to be killed by the police" Please stop. I stop talking to people that purpose seabeyond Jul 2016 #21

Maybe because they statistically commit more crimes per capita Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #9

Uh, that looks like a particularly idiotic post. Warpy Jul 2016 #10

are you saying that hill2016 Jul 2016 #14

No, you said that. Warpy Jul 2016 #26

Why are you doing this? Squinch Jul 2016 #28

My guess is because responding ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #40

Oh, crap... Squinch Jul 2016 #44

Oh, good. It's not just me who thinks that. Squinch Jul 2016 #27

If you are committing more violent crimes TeddyR Jul 2016 #12

You obviously don't understand what "sexist" means. Nt Happyhippychick Jul 2016 #13

Do black people commit a disproportionate share of crime? David__77 Jul 2016 #11

Showing statistics of black crime data puffy socks Jul 2016 #23

I try to stay away from race-related discussions here TeddyR Jul 2016 #30

How many of those charged actually committed the crimes they were charged with? puffy socks Jul 2016 #35

The statistics are what they are but always need context to tell the whole story TeddyR Jul 2016 #38

The problem is we cant rely on it being "a handful" puffy socks Jul 2016 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author frankieallen Jul 2016 #15

Knock yourself out and build a movement! Brickbat Jul 2016 #19

What a silly post/thread PSPS Jul 2016 #20

Or if you want to start agitating with your own municipality on how the police department determines Brickbat Jul 2016 #22

Are female cops disproportionately killing males? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #25

Would you have taken the time IL Lib Jul 2016 #31

Probably because whites make up the majority of the population Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #33

You and a few others appear to be dense in posts with similar topics IL Lib Jul 2016 #41

Actually, black cops are more likely to use deadly force XemaSab Jul 2016 #37

Please refer to my previous posts IL Lib Jul 2016 #43

Where does the information at the link state that? 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #47

How many women carry guns in police presence? pnwmom Jul 2016 #32

Probably a small amount Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #34

yes. there are actual studies which show this. JI7 Jul 2016 #48

Men have higher levels of testosterone than women, which is linked to pnwmom Jul 2016 #51

Women are busy being killed by husbands, boyfriends and exes. Beaverhausen Jul 2016 #42

Like some of these deniers, IL Lib Jul 2016 #46

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #45

A transparent and cowardly one, at that ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #49

Incomplete Statistics Don't Tell the Whole Story minnesota_liberal Jul 2016 #50