Dallas

[420seriouscat69]

I think in this instance he meant combination

That would make more sense. Every group has their extremes.

[420seriouscat69]

Minus the KKK of course.

[sys]

Are there statistics or studies that prove that blacks are treated unfairly at a disproportionate rate?  Genuinely curious.

wackycat posted a link yesterday, either in this thread or the missouri cop thread.

[420seriouscat69]

https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/752487532311506944

[michigancat]

DBC in 2015 for white's outpaced black and Hispanic/Latino combined.    No marches tho.

lol, congrats to white people

[star seed 7]

I think in this instance he meant combination

Thank you for the translation

[star seed 7]

Minus the KKK of course.

The KKK doesn't have extremes or they aren't extreme?

[420seriouscat69]

Minus the KKK of course.

The KKK doesn't have extremes or they aren't extreme?

They're all rough ridin' extreme and only serve a hateful message.

[TCUHornedFrog]

https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/752487532311506944

Did you actually read that article? 

The study, a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, relied on reports filled out by police officers and on police departments willing to share those reports. Recent videos of police shootings have led to questions about the reliability of such accounts. But the results were largely the same whether or not Mr. Fryer used information from narratives by officers.

Such results may not be true in every city. The cities Mr. Fryer used to examine officer-involved shootings make up only about 4 percent of the nation’s population, and serve more black citizens than average.

Moreover, the results do not mean that the general public’s perception of racism in policing is misguided. Lethal uses of force are exceedingly rare. There were 1.6 million arrests in Houston in the years Mr. Fryer studied. Officers fired their weapons 507 times. What is far more common are nonlethal uses of force.

And in these uses of force, Mr. Fryer found racial differences, which is in accord with public perception and other studies.

[star seed 7]

I see. I would say the kkk is a separation of things, with varying degrees of extremism but a general message of a hate group

[TCUHornedFrog]

This whole situation is pretty sad, but it is especially shitty that Dallas police officers were the victims.  The DPD has made working with the communities in the city a big priority and they've made a lot of headway.

[420seriouscat69]

That study is the best that's out there, nardfrog. Of course i'm not saying it's 100% accurate.

[TCUHornedFrog]

Also, these conversations reveal who actually paid attention in statistics class. 

[mocat]

"nardfrog" still makes me chuckle every time

[420seriouscat69]

Also, these conversations reveal who actually paid attention in statistics class.

Well I got an A in stats, so get mumped Nardfrog!

[TCUHornedFrog]

That study is the best that's out there, nardfrog. Of course i'm not saying it's a 100% accurate.

The composition of the study is flawed.  You can't draw any definitive conclusions about accuracy as a result.  It's an interesting look at some of the data but it doesn't really confirm or deny much. 

[TCUHornedFrog]

Well I got an A in stats, so get mumped Nardfrog!

Being able to plug in numbers in a formula doesn't equal comprehension. 

[420seriouscat69]

You're right. That Harvard Professor is a real dumbass.

[TCUHornedFrog]

You're right. That Harvard Professor is a real dumbass.

That's not what I said. 

I said it's an interesting look at the data, but it is far from being definitive.  Small sample size, geographic restrictions, and self reports=bad study design for meaningful conclusions. 

[420seriouscat69]

Well someone asked if there was a study, so I threw what was out there. 

[TCUHornedFrog]

Also, direct quote from aforementioned Harvard professor.

Mr. Fryer emphasizes that the work is not the definitive analysis of police shootings, and that more data would be needed to understand the country as a whole.

[Emo EMAW]

Why would @sys recommend a flawed study for me to read?

[Rage Against the McKee]

The study did show that black people are about 20% more likely to be mistreated by means other than getting shot. I'm not sure how reliable those numbers are if the numbers that say they are no more likely to get shot can't be used, though.

[TCUHornedFrog]

The study did show that black people are about 20% more likely to be mistreated by means other than getting shot. I'm not sure how reliable those numbers are if the numbers that say they are no more likely to get shot can't be used, though.

Re-read the article.  That data came from another much larger study.

Edit: Also, never said that it couldn't be used.  Just noted that you can't make definitive conclusions due to the study's design.

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