Expanded Homicide Data Table 3
I want to start by emphasizing that I'm as appalled and disgusted by what happened to George Floyd as anyone else. His death was simply "murder" IMO, and I hope his killer is convicted of that murder. I'm also *keenly* aware that there's a serious problem with police brutality in this country, regardless of race.
Having said that, a simple look at the statistical facts with respect to murder and violence in this country, make it clear that if black lives *really* mattered to the black community, they'd be looking in the mirror when it comes to violence against blacks not pointing their fingers at the white (non black) community.
For instance, in 2016 we see that while the percentage of blacks within the US is around 12.1 percent, the number of murders of blacks in the US accounted for about 43 percent of murder victims in the US. The *overwhelming* number of those murders were committed by young black men, with only about 8.5 percent of the total number being committed by white offenders. On the other hand, about 15 percent of the white victims of murder were committed by black offenders. Statistically speaking, white victims are murdered almost twice as frequently by black offenders as black offenders are murdered by white offenders. While the black community makes up around 12 percent of the population, they committed about 47 percent of the murders in the US in 2016. Those are the *staggering* statistical facts. Think about those statistics for awhile.
If black lives really matter to the black community, where is their outrage at their own violent behavior? They're committing violence and murder at a significantly higher rate than any other race in the US.
The media makes a huge deal every time a white officer kills a black victim but we never hear the media make a big deal about a black officer (or an officer of any race) killing a white victim or a non black victim.
I'm the first to admit that we do have a serious problem with police brutality in this country with a *tiny minority* of bad police officers of all races, but the fixation on police violence is unwarranted IMO. Sure it's a problem that needs to be addressed, but the far bigger problem lies within the black community themselves.
I want to start by emphasizing that I'm as appalled and disgusted by what happened to George Floyd as anyone else. His death was simply "murder" IMO, and I hope his killer is convicted of that murder. I'm also *keenly* aware that there's a serious problem with police brutality in this country, regardless of race.
Having said that, a simple look at the statistical facts with respect to murder and violence in this country, make it clear that if black lives *really* mattered to the black community, they'd be looking in the mirror when it comes to violence against blacks not pointing their fingers at the white (non black) community.
For instance, in 2016 we see that while the percentage of blacks within the US is around 12.1 percent, the number of murders of blacks in the US accounted for about 43 percent of murder victims in the US. The *overwhelming* number of those murders were committed by young black men, with only about 8.5 percent of the total number being committed by white offenders. On the other hand, about 15 percent of the white victims of murder were committed by black offenders. Statistically speaking, white victims are murdered almost twice as frequently by black offenders as black offenders are murdered by white offenders. While the black community makes up around 12 percent of the population, they committed about 47 percent of the murders in the US in 2016. Those are the *staggering* statistical facts. Think about those statistics for awhile.
If black lives really matter to the black community, where is their outrage at their own violent behavior? They're committing violence and murder at a significantly higher rate than any other race in the US.
The media makes a huge deal every time a white officer kills a black victim but we never hear the media make a big deal about a black officer (or an officer of any race) killing a white victim or a non black victim.
I'm the first to admit that we do have a serious problem with police brutality in this country with a *tiny minority* of bad police officers of all races, but the fixation on police violence is unwarranted IMO. Sure it's a problem that needs to be addressed, but the far bigger problem lies within the black community themselves.
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