Talking about the data. Nine unarmed black people were killed by cops in the country last year. Twice as many unarmed whites were killed. Between black and white people, less than 30 total were killed. There is no epidemic of police killing unarmed people. It doesn't exist.

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so the remaining 970 were all armed thus just to be killed? plz provide ur data source

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To clarify, I am referring to the tally of 'fatal shootings', as compiled by the Washington Post’s data set. The tally doesn’t account for the use of other force that can be lethal, such as tasers or physical restraint. If we add other encounters in 2019, the fatalities are higher for both races. However, I stand by my point — there is no epidemic of police killing.

"According to the NOAA, over the last 20 years, the United States averaged 51 annual lightning strike fatalities (..) In the US, between 9% and 10% of those struck die, with an annual average of 25 deaths in the 2010s decade (16 in 2017)."

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and why are u referring to one type of killing thus completely misrepresenting data of overall police killing?

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Good data is hard to obtain. I wish we'd have better, more granular data. However, even by adding all other encounters, the data suggests that there is no "police brutality epidemic". It is easy to mumble off some generalities, thinking about numbers and stats takes some effort.

"Since 2015, as far back as the Washington Post’s database goes, fatal police shootings of unarmed black people has decreased by 68%.

Since 2015, the number of assailants killed that were reported to be attacking one or more of the officers has stayed relatively flat, floating between 43% and 54%.

Even though the rate at which police officers are attacked in these fatal shootings has stayed flat, the rate at which they kill unarmed black people has decreased."

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try harder then.

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I am a die-hard, try-harder kind-of guy; it's right up my alley.

You are relieved from your battle station. Fly like a bird!

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cool. cool cool cool.

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