69 Headline: African Americans 'probably ought to be' shot more by police, a top Tulsa officer said. Actual quote: “All of their research says we’re shooting African Americans about 24 percent less than we probably ought to be based on the crimes being committed.” 🤔 (archive.today) VERY FAKE NEWS posted 310 days ago by fiddycal 310 days ago by fiddycal +69 / -0 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (4) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 6 ▼ – Anti_Immigration 6 points 310 days ago +6 / -0 He's right. you adjust for their crime rates and police encounters, white people are the ones being disproportionately killed. permalink save report block reply ▲ 5 ▼ – inquimouse 5 points 310 days ago +5 / -0 He's paraphrasing a segment on shooting statistics that was on OAN. Very unfortunate phraseology. permalink save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – fiddycal [S] 4 points 310 days ago +4 / -0 Agreed, poor choice of words on his part, but the headline makes it sound much more sinister. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – deleted 4 points 310 days ago +4 / -0
He's right. you adjust for their crime rates and police encounters, white people are the ones being disproportionately killed.
He's paraphrasing a segment on shooting statistics that was on OAN. Very unfortunate phraseology.
Agreed, poor choice of words on his part, but the headline makes it sound much more sinister.