DigitalDrifter
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Ok, I watched your video, and I've read and seen similar stories many times before, and much of that culture needs to be changed, there's no getting around that.
But you know, the quickest way to "change" things, is to "change" the behavior that brings the police into your life.
We can't immediately change other people's behavior, it's going to have to evolve over time. But we can change our own behavior, and if you would like to see a dramatic decrease in tragic stories like George Floyd, then work from your side of the equation that you can control.
Blacks make up 13%-14% percent of the general population in the United States, and when you look at violent crime stats WITHIN the black community, let's be honest, it's almost exclusively male, just as it is with other groups.
When you then place black males in to the general population, we are talking about around 7% of the population. Then, exclusively take that 7% and look at the violent crime stats. It's overwhelming how over-represented black males are involved in violent crimes.
And as studies have shown: "violent crime rates are the driving force behind fatal shootings,” Cesario said. “Our data show that the rate of crime by each racial group correlates with the likelihood of citizens from that racial group being shot. If you live in a county that has a lot of white people committing crimes, white people are more likely to be shot. If you live in a county that has a lot of black people committing crimes, black people are more likely to be shot. It is the best predictor we have of fatal police shootings.”
![msutoday.msu.edu](https://msutoday.msu.edu/-/media/assets/msutoday/images/2019/p/1/police.jpg?rev=33c78b8f5780472e869e13e1fb080d5c)
The truth behind racial disparities in fatal police shootings
New research from MSU reveals findings that contradict what many people think about racial disparities in fatal police shootings.