Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking. Login or Take a Tour!
kleinbl00 · 2459 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lolbrooks posts the most Lolbrooksian Lolbrooks in the history of Lolbrooks
Black Lives Matter is a reaction to police violence against African Americans. Whether that reaction is due to increased awareness or increased violence is an open question. That graph is from here, which argues that police killings have gone way down since the '60s (nonetheless, note the uptick). On the other hand, here's Politifact: They determine that while the available statistics indicate a steady climb, the sources of those statistics suck. "more study needed" is a shitty place to be when the subject under scrutiny is "your race" and "being shot by police."
