Came across this in the NY Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/upshot/surprising-new-evidence-shows-bias-in-police-use-of-force-but-not-in-shootings.html?_r=0

That's a large amount of data. Thanks for sharing.

The study examined more than 1,000 police shootings from 10 large police departments in California, Florida and Texas.

 

The results? Not what Black Lives Matter would have you believe. The study found no indication of racial bias associated with incidents in which cops fired their guns.

 

The study concluded that police officers who had not been attacked were more likely to shoot white suspects. This goes completely against the mythology.

 

It also found that an equal number of blacks and whites were carrying weapons when the police shot them. This doesn’t help those who claim the cops are shooting unarmed blacks more frequently.

 

“It is the most surprising result of my career,” Fryer said in an interview with the New York Times. He hadn’t expected to find such balance.

 

Harvard Study on Police Shootings and Race Offers Shocking Conclusion | Tribunist

In todays world facts dont matter . How do you FEEL ? thats all that matters .

Doesn't fit anyone's narrative...at least not a narrative that drives 24 hour news coverage.

Ten police departments?

The study examined more than 1,000 police shootings from 10 large police departments in California, Florida and Texas.

 

The results? Not what Black Lives Matter would have you believe. The study found no indication of racial bias associated with incidents in which cops fired their guns.

 

The study concluded that police officers who had not been attacked were more likely to shoot white suspects. This goes completely against the mythology.

 

It also found that an equal number of blacks and whites were carrying weapons when the police shot them. This doesn’t help those who claim the cops are shooting unarmed blacks more frequently.

 

“It is the most surprising result of my career,” Fryer said in an interview with the New York Times. He hadn’t expected to find such balance.

 

Harvard Study on Police Shootings and Race Offers Shocking Conclusion | Tribunist

I think this thread addresses the same study, can we combine the two threads?

http://bluegrasspreps.com/controversial-issues/surprising-new-evidence-329253.html

Here's a link to the paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w22399.pdf

 

I haven't gotten around to reading it, but I plan to.

Ten police departments?

 

My first thought as well.

So now a Harvard study is to be disbelieved by some because they see things differently.

 

If this is you, you are part of the problem.

 

Any legitimate study, whatever it shows, should be brought into the conversation and considered.

So now a Harvard study is to be disbelieved by some because they see things differently.

 

If this is you, you are part of the problem.

 

Any legitimate study, whatever it shows, should be brought into the conversation and considered.

 

Who said we didn't believe the study? I know I didn't, I must have missed where someone else did.

 

10 police departments is what percentage of police departments in America?

 

I'm glad this study shows that the statistics are more equal between the races in this particular study. It means the problem isn't as bad in those areas as it may be in other parts of the country. It's still too high in general, but that is a different debate.

 

A study this small does not mean it's not an issue, that's what I was getting at. Pretty sure @mcpapa was too.

Ten police departments?

 

1000 shootings. Solid projections of presidential elections in a country of 320 million are developed with less data.

I guess that settles it then. Racial bias is a myth. Whew, I feel better already!!!!

1000 shootings. Solid projections of presidential elections in a country of 320 million are developed with less data.

 

If the sample of the population is random.

1000 shootings. Solid projections of presidential elections in a country of 320 million are developed with less data.

1332 shootings to be exact.