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Well Riddick, you show your own ignorance to context. The fact that violent crime is causation for officer's contacts and unfortunately, shootings, is a statistics 101 class you must not have taken. African Americans make up roughly 14% of the population, yet, 57% of all homicides and 60% of all robberies are committed by them. Causation of crime is absolutely a critical component to when police officers encounter people of color. Do you really think comparing racial population stats to shootings and crime is even fathomable? Everyone knows in communities of color the crime rate and especially violent crime rate is exponentially increased as a result of poverty, unemployment, education, single mothers raising children, lack of opportunity, etc. Therefore, the officers encounter violent crime and violent criminals more often in these communities. Police officers are 14 more times to be killed by an African American male than any other race. Read the peer reviewed studies, including the one done by Michigan State University and educate yourself before making ridiculous left wing mantra comments that does nothing to further progress.