Quote (Handcuffs @ Jun 6 2020 02:23am)
I'm not saying that your argument is necessarily less rounded or accurate in its entirety that exists in the ether. I'm talking about what's currently being presented in this thread, which is reflective of what's presented by people more generally.
Black Lives Matter forms its argument based off of:
1. The number of black people killed by police.
2. The circumstances surrounding the initial contact and conduct of police.
3. The lack of accountability and consequences.
When people present statistics on the number of white people killed by police, they are only starting on point 1, and then it ends. I'm asking you, and/or anyone else who feels that there's a compelling argument to be made, to present information that furthers the argument and matches the leg work done by Black Lives Matter that covers those additional areas.
Do you think a lack of police accountability is a one race only issue?
Are you under the impression that there is less accountability when cases are blown up into national issues if the victim is black, even in cases where he is guilty as all hell, vs totally ignored or suppressed if the victim is not?
It doesnt end at point 1. There are a number of relevent statistics that are incorporated. Violent crime rates. armed vs unarmed.
Steelmanning the very weak BLM narratives while strawmanning the common sense 'police abuse isnt just a black issue as lots of white people are killed too' argument doesn't sit well.