Washington Post Police Killing Site

Robert did a good job at yesterday’s extended family dining table convincing everyone present that his is a hater.  The discussion was police shooting of black people and media portrayal of same. Robert has not learned to stay away from such topics.

Anyway, not to make a huge point, he has reviewed the Washington Post data on police shootings. The project has gotten kudos.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2016/

It reports that for 2016 there were:

963 total police killings

By race:

Black:  233
Non-Black 667
Unknown Race: 63

Also, as to the 48 killings of unarmed people:

Black:  17
Non-Black 31

It is, of course, a difficult endeavor to use statistics to make a case for/against racial bias.  The studies appear to be mixed.

But, there clearly is plenty of police killing of non-blacks in the US.