31 police officiers have been shot to death so far this year, some execution style.
https://www.odmp.org/search/year
The Washington Post has posted data about police shootings to date in 2015.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/
Of the 809 police uses of deadly force, 199 were black, and only 28 were defined as "unarmed blacks". The majority of these 28 involved suspects where police were responding to crimes being committed, and most of these unarmed suspects were physically fighting with police. The few that were clearly misuse of force have been well publicized, with at least 2 officiers charged with murder.
Additionally, of the 809, 381 were white and 26 were defined as "unarmed white". 132 were Hispanic, and 17 were "unarmed Hispanics".
Considering that minority communities have the highest crime rates that police are "serving and protecting", I don't see the targeting of Blacks that Black Lives Matter is portraying.
https://www.odmp.org/search/year
The Washington Post has posted data about police shootings to date in 2015.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings/
Of the 809 police uses of deadly force, 199 were black, and only 28 were defined as "unarmed blacks". The majority of these 28 involved suspects where police were responding to crimes being committed, and most of these unarmed suspects were physically fighting with police. The few that were clearly misuse of force have been well publicized, with at least 2 officiers charged with murder.
Additionally, of the 809, 381 were white and 26 were defined as "unarmed white". 132 were Hispanic, and 17 were "unarmed Hispanics".
Considering that minority communities have the highest crime rates that police are "serving and protecting", I don't see the targeting of Blacks that Black Lives Matter is portraying.
