re: Why Does Black Lives Matter Use People Like Michael Brown and Alton Sterling?

My quote was in response to the question of why groups like BLM highlight the shooting of people who have established criminal records. My point was that they are not saying that these people are saints, they are addressing the following:

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the disparity in treatment during arrest or confrontation with the police is the exact issue they are highlighting

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And then the geniuses of the Poli Board jumped in with "science," asserting:

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Just wondering if you are aware that study after study has proven the exact opposite , that police are actually LEFF likely to use violence on blacks.

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And then pointing out the studies they cite, with the following description:

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On non-lethal uses of force, blacks and Hispanics are more than fifty percent more likely to experience some form of force in interactions with police. Adding controls that account for important context and civilian behavior reduces, but cannot fully explain, these disparities.

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Which brings us all around to the answer to the question. It isn't that Michael Brown and Alton Sterling are upstanding citizens, it is that when black citizens are involved in an encounter with police, the risk of violence increases dis-proportionally. While the actual risk of death during the encounter may not, the Poli Board science advocates should agree with the basic premise. The white citizens who are involved in encounters with police are also suspected of bad behavior. The fact that the risk of violence goes way up if the suspect is black is a legitimate issue.

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Ace Midnight

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Bruh.....

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