Police Violence against Black Men Is Rare: Here’s What the Data Actually Say | National Review

Just like any job; you have the good and you have the bad......... but I can believe or relate to what the guy is saying. I've been stopped by the police so many times that I stopped counting. The reason for contact ranged from minor infraction to driving a car with out of state plates down a major drug supply line. I can tell you from experience that there are more good than bad cops out there. I can also tell you, there will only be 2 outcomes; positive or negative. All depends on the people involved. To be honest, most veteran cops rather eat doughnuts and twittle their thumbs during their shift than to harass or use escalation of force against people unless necessary regardless if armed or not.

SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas I agree with your response and the part about how data can reflect what the writer believes. My experience is in have only 1 child and a sin at that. I raised him as a single mother. He has no criminal record or any children (I do wish his blessed wife will find him soon), he is a good son and a good person. Issues happened, I was the bad cop, bad cop. High School - those kids are selling drugs, robbing, and stealing, I will put you in jail before the grave takes you or you get tagged a life long criminal; those friends have got to go - COLLEGE - i lived on campus! He was informed by helpful friends that he was no longer under my thumb of control. All hell let loose because I promised him I would put him in the grave and advised him to tell his new found friends that. We made it through his young life not being ruined. So back in June 2017 he was stopped for speeding 21 miles over the speed limit in a seriously redneck small town after dark. He did not tell me about the ticket. I accidentally found letters from attorneys advertising to handle his case for the September docket. After the initial shock of all this, I directed him to all of the publicity surrounding black males being shot in cold blood by law enforecment.

My son is a big man. I pray for my son and light white candles for him consistently. If any black man, on that evening, was going to be killed in cold blood, it would have been my only child. So I agree, there should be diverse focus groups talking intelligently about this issue, brainstorming and comparing incidents to try to determine what is behind "hair trigger" shootings. I am not prepared to say "race" is not a factor because it and other elements are factors. But, what is causing the fear, suspicion, bias, hatred/dislike? Find the core.

Good read..here is some other stats..With that being said all lives matter..