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BumRushDaShow

(168,911 posts)
51. In response to your feigned outrage
Tue May 29, 2018, 05:18 AM
May 2018
LOL, really?

You had and have zero idea what ethnicity I am. For all you know, I'm green with purple polka dots. Like that old joke says, on the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. The fact that you assume I'm white because I disagree with you tells me all I need to know about you.


The below are some facts. Not "scenarios" in a "study" where you "simulate" some situation and record the result. I.e., trying to report what LEO may or may not do with no actual human in front of them to shoot but what they actually DID when confronting an actual living breathing individual or individuals.

These are FACTS (actual "data" of what has transpired, with the main limitation being it is missing police-generated homicides that were eventually found to NOT be "justifiable" and were thus not included in the FBI's database because there were internal investigations involved, meaning the final FBI minority kill stats are most likely even higher) -



The victims: overwhelmingly male, heavily young, disproportionately black

The justifiable homicide victims of 2012 were overwhelmingly male — the FBI's records included 11 women and 415 men. They were also, as are most people that interact with the criminal justice system, disproportionately black. Black Americans make up 13 percent of the US population, but the FBI's data shows that 32 percent of the felons killed by officers in 2012 where black. Fifty-two percent were white, and 12 percent were Hispanic.

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One reason the FBI's data is incomplete, of course, is that not all killings by police are "justifiable" — even under the FBI's loose definition, which includes any death of someone who'd committed a felony. That said, experts believe that local police departments tend to write up reports for justifiable homicides immediately after the incident, and submit those every month — they don't wait for a formal officer-involved shooting investigation to determine whether the victim was really committing a felony or not. In the meantime, the FBI trusts the agency when it says the homicide victim was a felon. So there may be homicides in the FBI's data for justifiable homicides that turned out not to be.

https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-police-racism
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/21/6051043/how-many-people-killed-police-statistics-homicide-official-black


Here are even more recent "facts" -

Police Killed More Than 1,100 People This Year and a Quarter of Them Were Black
By Josh Saul On 12/29/17 at 12:24 PM

Police in the U.S. killed 1,129 people so far in 2017, and a quarter of those killed were black—even though they comprise just 13 percent of the population, according to a new report.

In addition to being 25 percent of the victims, black people are also three times as likely to be killed by police as white people, according to the report, “Mapping Police Violence,” which was released Thursday.

“Today is an important day to remind you that police violence is far from over,” tweeted one of the report’s creators, Brittany Packnett.

https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/reports/

http://www.newsweek.com/police-shootings-killings-us-unarmed-black-reform-michael-brown-764787


The above are the "facts of what WAS done", not the "possibilities of what might or might not be done".

Facts don't care how much melanin is in your skin. You trot out this "whitesplainin" claptrap because it's all you've got. I put your nonsense to bed with facts so all you can do is resort to ad hominem.


Your knee-jerk and angry nonsense fits the old saying - "When you throw a rock in a pig pen the one that squeals is the one that got hit" and that squealing is quite loud.

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Cops are pigs HopeAgain May 2018 #1
Some are, but those some think they have total immunity. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #3
I think fascist is more accurate, personally RandomAccess May 2018 #7
What a thoughtless comment because, of course, cops aren't pigs. SharonClark May 2018 #11
Inflammatory, possibly.... paleotn May 2018 #15
Just as a thought experiment... Jedi Guy May 2018 #16
Since when, exactly, Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #18
I never said it was acceptable, Haggis. Jedi Guy May 2018 #20
I'll tell you what IS the norm: ret5hd May 2018 #33
My entire point is that these incidents are NOT common. They seem so because they're reported. Jedi Guy May 2018 #36
You are 100% right. crim son May 2018 #24
Yes, we absolutely do. Jedi Guy May 2018 #30
The self-aggrandizing compliment which accurately translates as "they agree with me" LanternWaste May 2018 #55
Why look who it is! Jedi Guy May 2018 #57
no, but there are a *lot* of bullies who become cops lapfog_1 May 2018 #14
What crime did she commit? IronLionZion May 2018 #2
At some point angrychair May 2018 #4
Right now on Grit TV: House of Roberts May 2018 #5
This cop doesn't even know his own state's laws. Jedi Guy May 2018 #6
These are Class 2 officers tom_kelly May 2018 #8
That explains a lot, thanks for clarifying. Jedi Guy May 2018 #10
This happened in Wildwood and the woman was from Philly BumRushDaShow May 2018 #9
If she spat on the officer, that'd be probable cause for arrest. Jedi Guy May 2018 #13
She's white, she will be cleared and the cop will probably be out. BumRushDaShow May 2018 #21
The man/woman with the badge & gun will NEVER walk away. Have to assert their AUTHORITY. 7962 May 2018 #28
There it is again... Jedi Guy May 2018 #29
"How many black people interacted with a cop on this same day and didn't get shot" BumRushDaShow May 2018 #31
I meant nationwide, on the same day this incident occurred. Jedi Guy May 2018 #35
I "latched onto" this "one thing" because the OP's article describes what took place THERE BumRushDaShow May 2018 #38
Yeah, no. Jedi Guy May 2018 #40
Uh no. BumRushDaShow May 2018 #45
Okay, if you say so. Jedi Guy May 2018 #46
You are the one whitesplaining black life BumRushDaShow May 2018 #47
LOL, really? Jedi Guy May 2018 #48
In response to your feigned outrage BumRushDaShow May 2018 #51
Summer rent a cops . Historic NY May 2018 #12
video... marble falls May 2018 #17
OMG. Poor, poor woman. Sure hope people will see this video. Judi Lynn May 2018 #19
Philly is South Jersey's media market so it is now all over the news here BumRushDaShow May 2018 #22
Land of the free, home of the brave, world workinclasszero May 2018 #43
Film at 10:00. It appears the revolution WILL be televised. marble falls May 2018 #44
That cop will get the idiot of the year medal. He should have walked away after she made Vinca May 2018 #23
his union reps will point out she was resisting arrest Mosby May 2018 #39
If they do, they're as dumb as he is. Jedi Guy May 2018 #41
their potus heaven05 May 2018 #25
It's even worse than that. Flaleftist May 2018 #32
somehow this very revealing video came up heaven05 May 2018 #26
Wrong, this is not how African-Americans are "always" treated by cops. N/T Jedi Guy May 2018 #37
Of course not heaven05 May 2018 #52
You're demonstrably wrong. Jedi Guy May 2018 #53
carry on, I shall heaven05 May 2018 #54
My conscience doesn't need any easing, but thanks. Jedi Guy May 2018 #56
According to one report, The cop claims that the lady kicked him between the Stuart G May 2018 #27
New York Daily News cover: demmiblue May 2018 #34
See cop run - with badge and a gun laserhaas May 2018 #50
As long as this Excusing them because they are law enforcement MarcA May 2018 #42
Hey Hey Ho - this Blue Wall of Silence has to go laserhaas May 2018 #49
Yes LeFleur1 May 2018 #58
Exactly! laserhaas May 2018 #60
This a case of an officer creating a crime out of a relatively innocent situation. honest.abe May 2018 #59
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