Why an Increase in Police Will Help Minority Communities
The United States of America is a land ripe with unique opportunities, filled with a surprisingly diverse population, and one which values a strong sense of patriotism and a love for each and every fellow citizen. One of the utmost notable features which forms the basis for the U.S. being so beautiful is the people living here and their dedication to helping each other through hardships and overcoming racial, ethnic, and language barriers. Moreover, we as a society have made monumental steps in breaking down our barriers. However, at this current time, it seems that we still have much progress ahead of us in terms of improving the relations between minorities and police officers. This …show more content…
Fryer, it is factually incorrect to label police officers the main cause of death for minority communities. Truly, the largest danger that minorities, blacks in particular, face is not police officers, it is themselves. An inquiry conducted by Peter Papaherakles of the American Free Press found, “For every black killed by a white police officer in the U.S. every year, there are about 71 blacks killed by other blacks.” Papaherakles was able to conclude this based on statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Wall Street Journal investigation, “The Journal analyzed “the latest data from 105 of the country’s largest police agencies,” and “found more than 550 police killings during those years were missing from the national tally or, in a few dozen cases, not attributed to the agency involved. The result: It is nearly impossible to determine how many people are killed by the police each year.” Assuming this discrepancy is correct, the adjusted yearly death tally could rise to 492 police killings per year, bringing the number of blacks killed by white police officers per year in the U.S. to 105. Putting these figures in perspective then, for every black killed by a white police officer in the U.S. every year, there are about 71 blacks killed by other blacks. Worse, if you take—on average—9,252 black-on-black murders every year for the past 35 years, you arrive at a staggering 323,820 blacks killed by other blacks on America’s mean streets in just three-and-a-half short
The United States of America is a land ripe with unique opportunities, filled with a surprisingly diverse population, and one which values a strong sense of patriotism and a love for each and every fellow citizen. One of the utmost notable features which forms the basis for the U.S. being so beautiful is the people living here and their dedication to helping each other through hardships and overcoming racial, ethnic, and language barriers. Moreover, we as a society have made monumental steps in breaking down our barriers. However, at this current time, it seems that we still have much progress ahead of us in terms of improving the relations between minorities and police officers. This …show more content…
Fryer, it is factually incorrect to label police officers the main cause of death for minority communities. Truly, the largest danger that minorities, blacks in particular, face is not police officers, it is themselves. An inquiry conducted by Peter Papaherakles of the American Free Press found, “For every black killed by a white police officer in the U.S. every year, there are about 71 blacks killed by other blacks.” Papaherakles was able to conclude this based on statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Wall Street Journal investigation, “The Journal analyzed “the latest data from 105 of the country’s largest police agencies,” and “found more than 550 police killings during those years were missing from the national tally or, in a few dozen cases, not attributed to the agency involved. The result: It is nearly impossible to determine how many people are killed by the police each year.” Assuming this discrepancy is correct, the adjusted yearly death tally could rise to 492 police killings per year, bringing the number of blacks killed by white police officers per year in the U.S. to 105. Putting these figures in perspective then, for every black killed by a white police officer in the U.S. every year, there are about 71 blacks killed by other blacks. Worse, if you take—on average—9,252 black-on-black murders every year for the past 35 years, you arrive at a staggering 323,820 blacks killed by other blacks on America’s mean streets in just three-and-a-half short