The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America's racial reckoning
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As the days tick down on a summer of racial reckoning in the U.S., the debate over police brutality and racial injustice shows no signs of cooling down, and it figures to play a significant role in the November elections. They’re part of a series of high-profile incidents of violence against Black people – almost all by police, all but one fatal – that have prompted widespread protests and a national discussion about systemic racism. Studies indicate Black people, who represent 13% of the U.S. population, are three times more likely to be killed by law enforcement than white people.
All victims were Black, and none is known to have had a firearm at the time of the encounter.
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The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America's racial reckoning
USA TODAY
As the days tick down on a summer of racial reckoning in the U.S., the debate over police brutality and racial injustice shows no signs of cooling down, and it figures to play a significant role in the November elections. They’re part of a series of high-profile incidents of violence against Black people – almost all by police, all but one fatal – that have prompted widespread protests and a national discussion about systemic racism. Studies indicate Black people, who represent 13% of the U.S. population, are three times more likely to be killed by law enforcement than white people.
All victims were Black, and none is known to have had a firearm at the time of the encounter.
George Floyd A video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes – as Floyd gasps that he can’t breathe – struck a raw nerve in a nation used to hearing about such encounters but not seeing them in graphic detail. In body cam video released later, bystanders are heard pleading for Floyd, 46, to no avail.
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George Floyd A video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes – as Floyd gasps that he can’t breathe – struck a raw nerve in a nation used to hearing about such encounters but not seeing them in graphic detail. In body cam video released later, bystanders are heard pleading for Floyd, 46, to no avail.
The emergency room technician, 26, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed when police burst in with a battering ram. When Walker fired a shot that struck Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh, he and officers Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove responded with more than 20 rounds, hitting Taylor five times. Walker said Taylor was alive for at least five minutes after being shot but did not get medical attention for more than 20 minutes. Hankison was dismissed from the force in late June for “wantonly and blindly’’ firing 10 shots inside the apartment. No officers have been charged.
Taylor was never a suspect herself.
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Breonna Taylor
The emergency room technician, 26, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed when police burst in with a battering ram. When Walker fired a shot that struck Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh, he and officers Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove responded with more than 20 rounds, hitting Taylor five times. Walker said Taylor was alive for at least five minutes after being shot but did not get medical attention for more than 20 minutes. Hankison was dismissed from the force in late June for “wantonly and blindly’’ firing 10 shots inside the apartment. No officers have been charged.
No arrests were made after Arbery's death for more than 70 days, until video of his encounter with Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael came to light. The McMichaels, who later said they suspected Arbery of being a burglar, were armed while chasing him and trying to cut him off with their pickup truck.
Father and son have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Their neighbor, William “Roddie’’ Bryan, who recorded the video footage, also was charged with murder. No active law enforcement officer was involved in the incident, but Gregory McMichael is a former policeman.
A George Bureau of Investigation agent testified in June that Bryan said that he heard Travis McMichael use a racial slur after shooting Arbery and that McMichael had used the term several times on social media and in text messages.
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Ahmaud Arbery
No arrests were made after Arbery's death for more than 70 days, until video of his encounter with Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael came to light. The McMichaels, who later said they suspected Arbery of being a burglar, were armed while chasing him and trying to cut him off with their pickup truck.
Father and son have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Their neighbor, William “Roddie’’ Bryan, who recorded the video footage, also was charged with murder. No active law enforcement officer was involved in the incident, but Gregory McMichael is a former policeman.
A George Bureau of Investigation agent testified in June that Bryan said that he heard Travis McMichael use a racial slur after shooting Arbery and that McMichael had used the term several times on social media and in text messages.
What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant. In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice.
Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault.
Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability.
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Rayshard Brooks
What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant. In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice.
Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault.
Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability.
Cellphone video of the incident, which shows Blake walking toward the driver’s side door of his SUV and opening it before Officer Sheskey grabs his shirt and shoots him seven times in the back.
Though Blake, 29, survived the shooting, he may never walk again.
President Trump visited Kenosha after the unrest and promoted his law-and-order message but did not talk with Blake’s family.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden visited with the family in person.
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Jacob Blake
Cellphone video of the incident, which shows Blake walking toward the driver’s side door of his SUV and opening it before Officer Sheskey grabs his shirt and shoots him seven times in the back.
Though Blake, 29, survived the shooting, he may never walk again.
President Trump visited Kenosha after the unrest and promoted his law-and-order message but did not talk with Blake’s family.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden visited with the family in person.
Authorities say that on the third night in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, travelled to Kenosha and gunned down two protesters and wounded another with an AR-15-style rifle. Rittenhouse has been charged as an adult with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
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Authorities say that on the third night in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, travelled to Kenosha and gunned down two protesters and wounded another with an AR-15-style rifle. Rittenhouse has been charged as an adult with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
Prude, 41, died of asphyxiation a week after being forcefully restrained March 23 by Rochester police officers who found him naked on the streets in the early- morning hours. His family said he was having a mental health crisis. Bodycam video shows officers handcuffing Prude and later putting a “spit hood’’ on him even though he did not resist arrest or act violently.
Prude’s death was ruled a homicide.
Prude’s case remained largely under the radar until Sept. 2, when his family released a compilation video of the incident, setting off several nights of protests that at times turned violent.
On Saturday, NY Attorney General Letitia James said she would empanel a grand jury to look into Prude’s death. On Monday, protesters demonstrated in front of the Rochester Public Safety Building wearing mesh hoods. On Tuesday, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary and other high-level members of the department resigned amid accusations of a cover-up.
Seven officers involved in the arrest have been suspended, but no charges have been filed.
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Daniel Prude (Rochester, NY)
Prude, 41, died of asphyxiation a week after being forcefully restrained March 23 by Rochester police officers who found him naked on the streets in the early- morning hours. His family said he was having a mental health crisis. Bodycam video shows officers handcuffing Prude and later putting a “spit hood’’ on him even though he did not resist arrest or act violently.
Prude’s death was ruled a homicide.
Prude’s case remained largely under the radar until Sept. 2, when his family released a compilation video of the incident, setting off several nights of protests that at times turned violent.
On Saturday, NY Attorney General Letitia James said she would empanel a grand jury to look into Prude’s death. On Monday, protesters demonstrated in front of the Rochester Public Safety Building wearing mesh hoods. On Tuesday, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary and other high-level members of the department resigned amid accusations of a cover-up.
Seven officers involved in the arrest have been suspended, but no charges have been filed.
Trooper Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, was charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with felony murder and aggravated assault on Aug. 15 for the death of 60-year-old Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis after ramming the suspects car into a ditch.
Thompson then fired one shot, striking Lewis in the face. He was pronounced dead on the scene. An autopsy is being conducted at the GBI Crime Lab, according to the release.
Thompson will be booked into the Screven County Jail, the GBI release said. He has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault and was terminated from the Department of Public Safety.
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Julian Lewis
Trooper Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, was charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with felony murder and aggravated assault on Aug. 15 for the death of 60-year-old Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis after ramming the suspects car into a ditch.
Thompson then fired one shot, striking Lewis in the face. He was pronounced dead on the scene. An autopsy is being conducted at the GBI Crime Lab, according to the release.
Thompson will be booked into the Screven County Jail, the GBI release said. He has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault and was terminated from the Department of Public Safety.
Emails show Rochester officials' attempts to conceal information about Daniel Prude's death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In early June, as American cities reeled withangry protests over the wrongful death of George Floyd, police commanders in Rochester, New York, were trying hard to prevent the very similar death of Daniel Prude from going public.
Releasing the video, which depicts Rochester officers restraining Prude until his heart and lungs failed, could have "intense ramifications," Capt. Frank Umbrino told a higher-up in a June 4 email.
Deputy Chief Mark Simmons picked up the urgent thread in an email to Chief La’Ron Singletary a few hours later.He recommended that Singletary ask city lawyers to refuse to release the video. "I totally agree," Singletary emailed back minutes later. And city lawyers did their best to oblige, stalling the release of the videos for two more months.
Many of the documents touch on actions by leadership in the police department and suggest police actively worked to conceal what had happened. The documents were released Monday as Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced she was relieving Police Chief La'Ron Singletary of his command and suspending two other top officials.
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Emails show Rochester officials' attempts to conceal information about Daniel Prude's death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In early June, as American cities reeled withangry protests over the wrongful death of George Floyd, police commanders in Rochester, New York, were trying hard to prevent the very similar death of Daniel Prude from going public.
Releasing the video, which depicts Rochester officers restraining Prude until his heart and lungs failed, could have "intense ramifications," Capt. Frank Umbrino told a higher-up in a June 4 email.
Deputy Chief Mark Simmons picked up the urgent thread in an email to Chief La’Ron Singletary a few hours later.He recommended that Singletary ask city lawyers to refuse to release the video. "I totally agree," Singletary emailed back minutes later. And city lawyers did their best to oblige, stalling the release of the videos for two more months.
Many of the documents touch on actions by leadership in the police department and suggest police actively worked to conceal what had happened. The documents were released Monday as Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced she was relieving Police Chief La'Ron Singletary of his command and suspending two other top officials.
A video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes – as Floyd gasps that he can’t breathe – struck a raw nerve in a nation used to hearing about such encounters but not seeing them in graphic detail. In body cam video released later, bystanders are heard pleading for Floyd, 46, to no avail.
this was the most heinous i can ever remember
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George Floyd
A video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes – as Floyd gasps that he can’t breathe – struck a raw nerve in a nation used to hearing about such encounters but not seeing them in graphic detail. In body cam video released later, bystanders are heard pleading for Floyd, 46, to no avail.
Breonna Taylor The emergency room technician, 26, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed when police burst in with a battering ram.When Walker fired a shot that struck Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh, he and officers Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove responded with more than 20 rounds, hitting Taylor five times. Walker said Taylor was alive for at least five minutes after being shot but did not get medical attention for more than 20 minutes.Hankison was dismissed from the force in late June for “wantonly and blindly’’ firing 10 shots inside the apartment. No officers have been charged. Taylor was never a suspect herself.
innocent health worker shot inside her home by police . no words for this
"I'm the MOST HONEST HUMAN BEING that God has EVER created!!" - Donald Trump
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Breonna Taylor The emergency room technician, 26, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed when police burst in with a battering ram.When Walker fired a shot that struck Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh, he and officers Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove responded with more than 20 rounds, hitting Taylor five times. Walker said Taylor was alive for at least five minutes after being shot but did not get medical attention for more than 20 minutes.Hankison was dismissed from the force in late June for “wantonly and blindly’’ firing 10 shots inside the apartment. No officers have been charged. Taylor was never a suspect herself.
innocent health worker shot inside her home by police . no words for this
Ahmaud Arbery No arrests were made after Arbery's death for more than 70 days, until video of his encounter with Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael came to light.The McMichaels, who later said they suspected Arbery of being a burglar, were armed while chasing him and trying to cut him off with their pickup truck. Father and son have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Their neighbor, William “Roddie’’ Bryan, who recorded the video footage, also was charged with murder. No active law enforcement officer was involved in the incident,
but Gregory McMichael is a former policeman.
a black man jogging is hunted down and murdered by a former cop .
"I'm the MOST HONEST HUMAN BEING that God has EVER created!!" - Donald Trump
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Ahmaud Arbery No arrests were made after Arbery's death for more than 70 days, until video of his encounter with Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael came to light.The McMichaels, who later said they suspected Arbery of being a burglar, were armed while chasing him and trying to cut him off with their pickup truck. Father and son have been charged with murder and aggravated assault. Their neighbor, William “Roddie’’ Bryan, who recorded the video footage, also was charged with murder. No active law enforcement officer was involved in the incident,
but Gregory McMichael is a former policeman.
a black man jogging is hunted down and murdered by a former cop .
Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy Is Fired Over Beating of Black Man
NY TIMES The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said the deputy was terminated for “excessive use of force” after a video showing him pinning and punching Roderick Walker, 26, was circulated widely on social media.
Cellphone footage of the confrontation, which took place on Friday, was recorded by at least two bystanders and shared widely on social media. The videos show two deputies, who are white, pinning and beating the Black man, Roderick Walker, 26, in the street.
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Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy Is Fired Over Beating of Black Man
NY TIMES The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said the deputy was terminated for “excessive use of force” after a video showing him pinning and punching Roderick Walker, 26, was circulated widely on social media.
Cellphone footage of the confrontation, which took place on Friday, was recorded by at least two bystanders and shared widely on social media. The videos show two deputies, who are white, pinning and beating the Black man, Roderick Walker, 26, in the street.
Rayshard Brooks What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant.In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice. Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault. Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability.
cop said he thought his own life was in danger after rayshard began to run away , so he shot him in the back twice
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Rayshard Brooks What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant.In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice. Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault. Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability.
cop said he thought his own life was in danger after rayshard began to run away , so he shot him in the back twice
Quote Originally Posted by fubah2: Rayshard Brooks What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant.In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice. Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault. Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability. cop said he thought his own life was in danger after rayshard began to run away , so he shot him in the back twice
Be careful as you throw that stone.
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Quote Originally Posted by fubah2: Rayshard Brooks What seemed like a routine DUI stop turned deadly when Brooks, who had been cooperative and even congenial with Atlanta police officers, suddenly wrestled them to the ground and ran away with one of their Tasers after they tried to handcuff him in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant.In a sequence captured on video, officer Garrett Rolfe is seen pursuing Brooks, shooting him in the back twice. Rolfe was fired the next day and later charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and charged with aggravated assault. Brooks’ killing by a white officer, a little over two weeks after Floyd's death in Minneapolis, further inflamed racial tensions and increased demands for accountability. cop said he thought his own life was in danger after rayshard began to run away , so he shot him in the back twice
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
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we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
cant remember biden staying all mexicans are rapists
Donnie stayed this right off the rip as he staggered down the stairs announcing he was running for president in 2015... somehow he is winning the Hispanic vote???? Marijuana might actually cause memory loss...
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Quote Originally Posted by Eddy_Winslow:
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
cant remember biden staying all mexicans are rapists
Donnie stayed this right off the rip as he staggered down the stairs announcing he was running for president in 2015... somehow he is winning the Hispanic vote???? Marijuana might actually cause memory loss...
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
Your boy "hopes" we don't have a race problem in America. Joe's not going to intentionally make the situation worse & will at least admit it exists and try to improve things.
Let some oxygen get to the brain there Eddy...
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Quote Originally Posted by Eddy_Winslow:
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
Your boy "hopes" we don't have a race problem in America. Joe's not going to intentionally make the situation worse & will at least admit it exists and try to improve things.
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
the idea that voting rump for another 4 yrs of failure will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane
"I'm the MOST HONEST HUMAN BEING that God has EVER created!!" - Donald Trump
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Quote Originally Posted by Eddy_Winslow:
we all understand that black and brown people are generally treated worse than white people by police, and that needs to be fixed. however the idea that voting biden will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane.
the idea that voting rump for another 4 yrs of failure will somehow make this issue better is absolutely insane
Jacob Blake Cellphone video of the incident, which shows Blake walking toward the driver’s side door of his SUV and opening it before Officer Sheskey grabs his shirt and shoots him seven times in the back. Though Blake, 29, survived the shooting, he may never walk again. President Trump visited Kenosha after the unrest and promoted his law-and-order message but did not talk with Blake’s family. Democratic candidate Joe Biden visited with the family in person.
shot him inthe back 7 times
"I'm the MOST HONEST HUMAN BEING that God has EVER created!!" - Donald Trump
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Jacob Blake Cellphone video of the incident, which shows Blake walking toward the driver’s side door of his SUV and opening it before Officer Sheskey grabs his shirt and shoots him seven times in the back. Though Blake, 29, survived the shooting, he may never walk again. President Trump visited Kenosha after the unrest and promoted his law-and-order message but did not talk with Blake’s family. Democratic candidate Joe Biden visited with the family in person.
About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police, according to a new analysis of deaths involving law enforcement officers. That makes them 2.5 times more likely than white men and boys to die during an encounter with cops.
The analysis also showed that Latino men and boys, black women and girls and Native American men, women and children are also killed by police at higher rates than their white peers. But the vulnerability of black males was particularly striking.
“That 1-in-1,000 number struck us as quite high,” said study leader Frank Edwards, a sociologist at Rutgers University. “That’s better odds of being killed by police than you have of winning a lot of scratch-off lottery games.”
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About 1 in 1,000 black men and boys in America can expect to die at the hands of police, according to a new analysis of deaths involving law enforcement officers. That makes them 2.5 times more likely than white men and boys to die during an encounter with cops.
The analysis also showed that Latino men and boys, black women and girls and Native American men, women and children are also killed by police at higher rates than their white peers. But the vulnerability of black males was particularly striking.
“That 1-in-1,000 number struck us as quite high,” said study leader Frank Edwards, a sociologist at Rutgers University. “That’s better odds of being killed by police than you have of winning a lot of scratch-off lottery games.”
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