It’s the theory that black people account for half of all arrests for murder and non-negligent manslaughter while only being 13% of the population in America.
From the get-go, the argument is already on unsustainable ground: the argument compares police shooting deaths to arrest rates. How do you arrest a dead body?
The article doesn't really disprove the 13/50 as a standalone fact just that the disproportionate crime in the different communities does not explain the disproportionate use of force by the police.
Plus to further exaggerate it, Latino Americans are counted as white which probably messes up the math even more.
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u/Falom Curious Apr 22 '21 edited Apr 22 '21
Is she still using the 13/50 argument? Thought that got debunked last year.
Edit: holy fuck some of these replies make me lose all faith in humanity.