and since stats are quoted so often in law enforcement involved shootings.....From The Washington Times Tues Apr 21st, 2015....
25% of the data compiled in nationwide police shooting stats which largely come from news reports--failed to show the race of the individual killed. Killed by Police---lists every death, justified or not, including those in which the officer(s) had been wounded or ruled to have acted in self-defense. So justifiable shootings in self defense are categorized as simply 'killed by police' to get desired numbers.
The study quoted: From May2013-April 2015--Racial breakdown of law enforcement shootings nationwide:
49% White 30% Black 19% Hispanic 2% Asian and others.
[Now why they asked this individual for her opinion---I do not know]...."This is the conversation..I want to see a cop shoot a white unarmed teenager in the back and I want to see a white man convicted of raping a black woman".--Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrision. Reading her quote points out her biased opinions but because she asked:....
Gilbert Collar an 18 Year old student at the University of Southern Alabama was shot and killed while naked, unarmed and under the influence of drugs. The officer Trevis Austin cleared of all charges. Collar the student happened to be white and Austin is black. There was little to no media coverage outside of the Mobile Area. There were no riots, and no investigation by the DOJ for civil rights violations....why?....Sharpton...Jackson....New Black Panthers...Holder...Congressional Black Caucus etc., didn't visit and most certainly the cowh didn't make comments like...if I had a son he'd look like the victim...If it is as they say---"all lives matter" then why the clearly drawn lines based on race?...There was no outrage/threats/bounties directed at the officer involved.....
This isn't an attempt to defend every use of force incident but rather prior to condemning based on prejudices it would be more accurate to have stats/facts that aren't agenda driven....