Don't forget Lynch.audiophile wrote:It's a disgrace what Obama and the Minnesota governor are saying.
Make no mistake about it, the feeling of unrest felt in certain quarters has been stoked the past few years by Obama, Holder and Lynch. Police agencies across America find themselves under investigation by the Justice Department which sends a message that they are doing something wrong. Comments are made that are designed to foment unease instead of calm. Black Lives Matter, a group founded based upon a lie, has been embraced by the left and pretty much goes unchallenged by the MSM.“Americans across our county are feeling a sense of helplessness, of uncertainty and of fear,” Lynch said. “And these feelings are understandable, and they are justified.
As an example from the POTUS himself...
These statements came just 12 hours prior to the tragedy in Dallas.
He pretty much just told everyone that he thinks the criminal justice system is racist. That should calm everyone down huh? While some of these statistics are true, they are taken without proper context and create unrest rather than calm.But what I can say is that all of us as Americans should be troubled by these shootings, because these are not isolated incidents. They’re symptomatic of a broader set of racial disparities that exist in our criminal justice system.
According to various studies — not just one, but a wide range of studies that have been carried out over a number of years — African Americans are 30 percent more likely than whites to be pulled over. After being pulled over, African Americans and Hispanics are three times more likely to be searched. Last year, African Americans were shot by police at more than twice the rate of whites.
Fact:
According to data compiled by The Washington Post, 50 percent of the victims of fatal police shootings were white, while 26 percent were black. The majority of these victims had a gun or "were armed or otherwise threatening the officer with potentially lethal force."
Now, you might say, "Wait a minute, Blacks make up only 12 percent of the population so this shows that there is a racial disparity."
Fact:
In the 75 largest counties in the U.S., (according to statistics from the Bureau of Justice) Blacks committed 62 percent of the robberies, 57 percent of the murders and 45 percent of assaults while comprising only 15 percent of the population in those counties.
Police work is data driven. They patrol and respond to the crime in high crime areas. Because a lot crime is taking place in minority communities, there are a disproportionate number of police/citizen contacts in high pressure/violent situations.
If police departments were REALLY racist, they would stay the hell out of the high crime minority areas where they are in danger and concentrate on handing out tickets in the high income areas. Instead they risk life and injury to try and provide a better place for the good people that live in those areas.
