Public interest in the Derek Chauvin trial is likely influenced by the widespread belief that police killings of young black men are common.
But most Americans wildly overestimate how often this happens, and how wrong they are is closely connected to their political beliefs, according to a recent study.
Traffic accidents kill about 23 in 100,000 men ages 25-29, with a slightly higher rate for blacks relative to whites. This is at least five times higher than police killings of black men of the same age, using any method of force.
Eight in 10 black survey respondents said they believe young black men are more likely to die in police shootings than in traffic accidents. (The black rate of deaths by police is three times higher than for whites, however.)
Blacks who voted for President Donald Trump in 2020 were far less likely to wrongly believe that police shootings claim more young black lives than traffic accidents, though most of them (53%) still incorrectly guessed, showing this belief is “not simply a function of ideology.” Among those who voted for Joe Biden, 81% were wrong.
The demographic closest to getting the answer right was white Trump voters, only 15% of whom incorrectly believed police shootings killed more young black men. For white Biden voters, the figure was 53%, and about 10 points higher for highly educated liberal whites.
It’s a false talking point but the media uses it to help Democrats but it’s always in democrat cities
Who cares what they think.
And that’s bad???
They always Overlook > if they Followed POLICE orders , they would have been OKAY , like everyone else Does !!
It was THEIR own Fault from the beginning , for Not doing so , NOT the police Fault !!!!
That’s because people are so damn lazy these days that they can’t do their own research or think rationally for themselves. They allow the media to force feed them whatever information they want them to believe. “It was on the news so it must be true”! Then they take all the false information that the media has brainwashed them with and spread it like wildfire. They are more concerned about appearing woke and politically correct than knowing the actual truth.
Black men & women Never think they have to OBEY the Police !!! They are at Fault themselves !!!!
They try to intimidate the police because of RACE & Try to Set the police up every time !!!! Cameras / Phones
America sees & Knows , & the Race Card is already Overcharged & out of credit !!!!
Police are NOT going anywhere , & they ARE in Charge of YOU , Like it or Not & YOU Won’t Beat Them !!!!
When will the Blacks Learn in America, to OBEY Police & the Govt that Backs them !!! Can’t beat em !!!! FACT