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In the following article we read:

A new study confirms that black men and women are treated differently in the hands of law enforcement. They are more likely to be touched, handcuffed, pushed to the ground or pepper-sprayed by a police officer, even after accounting for how, where and when they encounter the police.

But when it comes to the most lethal form of force — police shootings — the study finds no racial bias.

My question is: What conclusion can we draw regarding the Black Lives Matter movement from the Roland G. Fryer research on police use of force?

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    What was wrong with the above question? Clearly BLM, as an organization, is a broad political movement concerned with far more than police brutality. The police in the US have been more brutal with black people as opposed to white people. It may not get reflected in the amount of people killed. – Mayo Jul 6 '20 at 13:23
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    That drawing conclusions from a single study without understanding its limitations is not a good idea. – Obie 2.0 Jul 6 '20 at 16:43
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    snopes.com/news/2016/07/15/… – Lag Jul 6 '20 at 18:54
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    I would argue that it's irrelevant and that the incidents of killings by police stand on their own as unacceptable. The message of BLM is that the police should stop killing black people. If they were to also stop killing white people, that's great, but the comparative rate is no consolation to the relatives of the dead. – pjc50 Jul 12 '20 at 17:55

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