Hillary lies, cops die - Larry Elder

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Hillary lies, cops die

The fascinating thing about Hillary Clinton’s lie that “African-Americans” are disproportionately killed by police is that she continues peddling it after the murders of three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, which followed the ambush killings of five officers in Dallas. In both cases, the murderers were black men apparently convinced that the cops were out to get black people and who, therefore, sought to exact revenge.

President Barack Obama, too, talks about the “disparity” that blacks, compared to whites, are more likely to be killed by the police. That Obama – in lecturing about this so-called disparity – gets away with ignoring the disproportionate rate at which blacks, especially young blacks, commit violent crime is truly astonishing.

Should blacks, at 13 percent of the population, comprise 13 percent of doctors, 13 percent of lawyers and 13 percent of NBA players? If not, does this mean there is a “disparity” that we must address as a society? According to economist John Lott, teenage black males, compared to teen white males, are nine times more likely to commit murder – and the murder victim is almost always another young black man. What about that disparity, Mr. President?

It’s also interesting to watch the reaction of those who believe Clinton and defend her position, even when they are confronted with the facts. Talk about – pardon the pun – shooting the messenger. When I told someone that, according to the Washington Post, of the 965 blacks killed by cops last year, less than 4 percent involved a white cop and unarmed black man, he sniffed, “Why should a cop kill anyone who is unarmed?”

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