"Every 28 Hours"

[kpete]

Does a Black person really get killed by police, security guard or vigilante every
28 hours?
........ After more than three months of marathon
internet searching, we are sure that the actual number is closer to one state‐sanctioned
killing of a Black person every 24 hours. We found the names of more than 70 additional
people killed by police whose race we could not confirm and countless others who the
press never bothered to identify after police departments refused or delayed releasing
their names. And, there were others who were in critical condition from police shootings,
but the press never reported on whether they survived.


.................


How do these numbers compare with the killing of white people?

 Sample data: Since there is no national database that keeps track of state sanctioned
these killings let alone one that analyzes the data by race, it is impossible to give a
comprehensive answer. The partial studies that do exist consistently find that Black people
are killed by police, security guards and vigilantes in numbers dramatically out of
proportion to their share in the population.17 But we do have sample data that give a
strong indication of how extreme the disparity is. In both large cities like Chicago and small
towns like Saginaw, Michigan, nearly all the people who are killed extrajudicially are Black,
although they are not even the majority of the population of those cities.


2012 Comparison of Black, Latino and White Extrajudicial Killings in Five Cities

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MUCH MORE (not kidding):
http://www.operationghettostorm.org/uploads/1/9/1/1/19110795/operation_ghetto_storm_updated_october_2013.pdf
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/24/1324132/-How-Often-are-Unarmed-Black-Men-Shot-Down-By-Police

[Faux pas]

1. Devastating

[BlueCaliDem]

2. I'm floored.

I can't believe this is happening in America.

Edited to add: This is genocide on a slow but steadfast pace. I'm horrified that this is happening in this country with my tax dollars.

[hack89]

5. How in the hell can it be genocide?

It is a crime and a tragedy but it is no where near genocide.

[brer cat]

3. I knew it was bad,

but seeing these numbers is horrifying. And the fact that there is little if any accountability, it will continue.

Thanks for a very eye-opening post, kpete.

[SamKnause]

4. K&R

Thanks for posting.

Excellent website. (operationghettostorm)

Currently on page 54.

[libdem4life]

6. MSNBC has some hokey show after the serious news called Lockup. I've watched probably 2 minutes 2-3

because it comes on after the new shows. Disgusting.

However, perhaps someone should approach someone about a show where each of the above...OMG forgive us...that shows, or dramatizes, or does something teeveey to it showing ALL the cop on black stuff that goes on. Pay $500 to witnesses to video on cell phones or something...and they can come on the show and tell their story, show cell phone footage, invite the cop on, to be fair, but this needs to get BIG publicity.

Maybe cut Lockdown/ or Lock up? to half and hour and Those Who Didn't Make it That Far for the other half. The PD can go ahead and do their "investigations/cook up a new story" for as long as they want. But the stories just keep coming on in.

I don't know whether I'm half serious or a bit of wishing...but it's got to get into the light of the media day.

[Scuba]

7. K&R