Study: No evidence white cops more likely to use lethal force against minorities
Jazz ShawPosted at 6:41 pm on July 23, 2019
While this isn’t likely to settle the national debate on a highly controversial issue any time soon, we have one more data point from a reputable source to add to the background literature. It’s been preached in social justice circles and on cable news for many years now that there’s an epidemic of white cops shooting and killing primarily black or Hispanic suspects. But is it really true?
To be sure we’ve unfortunately encountered a number of bad cops who have wantonly murdered suspects, with many of those being persons of color. Some have wound up going to jail, such as former Officer Michael Slager who murdered Walter Scott in cold blood. Other in more borderline cases have not faced any significant punishment. But what about the numbers? The National Academy of Sciences has been involved in a gathering of data for some time now, seeking to get to the truth behind the legends. And they’ve published their results. Unfortunately, the answers they arrived at may not satisfy anyone, though they do lean in one direction. Here’s the abstract, which covers the high notes nicely. (You need a subscription to get the full report and we can’t republish it here.)
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2019/07/23/study-no-evidence-white-cops-likely-use-lethal-force-minorities/
