What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee

[TheBeardedDude]

Many of us would look at the rate of black men being killed (2.5x as likely based on the number of black people killed relative to the total population of black people in the US), and agree that it is overwhelming.

Do you therefore agree that minority membership in gangs is much more overwhelming compared to whites?

https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Surve...mographics

Is it reasonable to think that groups with disproportionate gang membership are disproportionately likely to be shot by police?

I agree that minorities (who live in overwhelmingly poor areas of the country) have elevated participation in gang violence. And, as we can see by looking at gangs outside the US too, the best predictor of gang participation is income and education level. When minorities have a legacy of being treated poorly, and when that legacy results in systemic issues and prevents minority families from accruing wealth to pass on to future generations (such as the legacies around denying housing loans to minorities and cramming them into ghettos), you have a recipe for widespread problems.

You take an extremely short-sighted and superficial view of the facts.

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Many of us would look at the rate of black men being killed (2.5x as likely based on the number of black people killed relative to the total population of black people in the US), and agree that it is overwhelming.

Do you therefore agree that minority membership in gangs is much more overwhelming compared to whites?

https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Surve...mographics

Is it reasonable to think that groups with disproportionate gang membership are disproportionately likely to be shot by police?

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