CNN says More Whites Were Killed From Police Brutality in 2014

[MrBates2]

Without a doubt, the police departments have proven repeatedly that their vendetta against African-Americans is too real. But the scarier fact is, blacks may not even be the main victims targeted by police brutality.

Believe it or not, white people were the most hunted last year by police. It was reported nationwide that in the year of 2014, whites were the number one victims of police, with a number of 414. Meanwhile, blacks took the number two slot with 233 deaths. The number of Hispanic victims came in third place with 138 kills, with Asians being least likely victimized with an all time low of 15.

http://thereelnetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NATIONWIDE-BLACK-DEATHS.jpg

This report is as puzzling as it is troubling. While this doesn’t change the fact that blacks are still much more likely to be racially profiled and sent to prison with longer sentences; or that the most recent killings of black men have been examples of injustice – its scary to know that its whites who are on top of the food chain.

This should especially put things in perspective for privileged whites who find themselves oblivious to police brutality towards blacks and other minorities…
But that’s also why it’s puzzling. You would think you would hear more about the police brutality towards white people. Instead, the media has the population thinking that whites can get away with murder if they wanted to—and have). But if more white people are being killed than black people, this definitely raises a couple of questions.

Why aren’t we hearing about the white victims of police brutality? Why is the media so adamant about showing only black victims? Should we factor in that unreported race?

If white people knew that they were actually the main victims of police brutality, would more white people empathize with black people and take a stand against police brutality in America?

 

[phrodeau]

It makes me laugh to see posters complain about the lack of mainstream media coverage next to a picture of mainstream media coverage.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Troubling?

Without a doubt, the police departments have proven repeatedly that their vendetta against African-Americans is too real. But the scarier fact is, blacks may not even be the main victims targeted by police brutality.

Believe it or not, white people were the most hunted last year by police. It was reported nationwide that in the year of 2014, whites were the number one victims of police, with a number of 414. Meanwhile, blacks took the number two slot with 233 deaths. The number of Hispanic victims came in third place with 138 kills, with Asians being least likely victimized with an all time low of 15.

http://thereelnetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NATIONWIDE-BLACK-DEATHS.jpg

This report is as puzzling as it is troubling. While this doesn’t change the fact that blacks are still much more likely to be racially profiled and sent to prison with longer sentences; or that the most recent killings of black men have been examples of injustice – its scary to know that its whites who are on top of the food chain.

This should especially put things in perspective for privileged whites who find themselves oblivious to police brutality towards blacks and other minorities…
But that’s also why it’s puzzling. You would think you would hear more about the police brutality towards white people. Instead, the media has the population thinking that whites can get away with murder if they wanted to—and have). But if more white people are being killed than black people, this definitely raises a couple of questions.

Why aren’t we hearing about the white victims of police brutality? Why is the media so adamant about showing only black victims? Should we factor in that unreported race?

If white people knew that they were actually the main victims of police brutality, would more white people empathize with black people and take a stand against police brutality in America?

Troubling? Yes because people like you post a picture and call it a fact. This picture is utter crap. A cropped screen shot of someone's TV is not a news report. In fact this was CNN slamming O'Reilly.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

its all about money ... those people are looking to get something for nothing.

shame, the corrupt Jessie Jackson, Alice Shartpon and obama

 

[phrodeau]

Population of US by race:

Whites - 62%
Blacks - 13%
Hispanics - 17%
Asians - 4%

So the approximate equivalent of killing 233 members of 13% of a population would be killing 1,111 members of 62% of a population.

 

[MrBates2]

It makes me laugh to see posters complain about the lack of mainstream media coverage next to a picture of mainstream media coverage.

Liberal media with an agenda.

 

[nerobixx]

Population of US by race:

Whites - 62%
Blacks - 13%
Hispanics - 17%
Asians - 4%

So the approximate equivalent of killing 233 members of 13% of a population would be killing 1,111 members of 62% of a population.

It makes me a bit sad that it took 5 posts for someone to point this out..

 

[IrezumiKiss]

It makes me a bit sad that it took 5 posts for someone to point this out..

It makes me even sadder that there are many more basic-type people like Bates existing out there with their binary thought processes impacting actual minority concerns and real social inequities of this country in praxis through shitty, disingenuous, privilege-based rhetoric much like this very post.

 

[MrBates2]

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly

 

[Sean Renaud]

As is mentioned above whites outnumber blacks over something like five to one. So no, the whites are not the "top of the food chain" they are the most numerous members of the food chain by an incredible margin. And I have to assume you knew that when you posted this.

Of course getting killed isn't the only thing. Unless blacks are claiming they do less drugs than they actually do to seem innocent and whites are claiming they do more drugs than they really do to seem cool. Yes it would really require both working in tandem. Then both races use drugs at roughly equal numbers but you don't see a lot of whites in jail for it. Despite their numbers being greater. Now it's true that it's mentioned in the above that this doesn't change the fact that the Justice system really isn't working properly but lets not pretend this isn't trying to mitigate that by adding extra facts to confuse the issue.

its all about money ... those people are looking to get something for nothing.

shame, the corrupt Jessie Jackson, Alice Shartpon and obama

It's not about the money at all. It's about Justice. I'd love to see facts and figures on how much money Jessie or Al have gotten on this. We know Obama hasn't seen a dime has been terrified to address race issues in any serious way. We can come up with dozens of reasons why but the fact is he's been mostly silent on the issue.

And the victims too often are dead and don't get shit. Even their families often don't since a lot of times the cops get away with it. Not all the time mind you but I don't know of anybody who's taking a bullet so his family can get some money unless he is truly, truly out of any options at all. Like some hypothetical universe where the Purge has become reality and without welfare people just get paid to die.

 

[kimber22]

I suggest, what I always suggest, to base one's opinion on real facts, official statistics, not newspaper articles.

If you know the facts, most things become pretty clear.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I suggest, what I always suggest, to base one's opinion on real facts, official statistics, not newspaper articles.

If you know the facts, most things become pretty clear.

Often times those original sources are difficult to access or hard to read. And while the media does lie or simply make factual mistakes or leaps of logic that don't work out a lot of that is a case of simply being human and you could very well make the same mistakes even if you have access to the "real" facts.

Also what are the "real facts." At least in America we are pretty much bred not to trust the government. So if the FBI says x amount of people were killed and a newspaper says that y amount of people were killed who do you trust?

 

[Aglaopheme]

This was never "reported nationwide". CNN never made this claim.....it's a bull crap made up story spread around social media.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

then you need to stop being a racist fucktard

It makes me even sadder that there are many more basic-type people like Bates existing out there with their binary thought processes impacting actual minority concerns and real social inequities of this country in praxis through shitty, disingenuous, privilege-based rhetoric much like this very post.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

This was never "reported nationwide". CNN never made this claim.....it's a bull crap made up story spread around social media.

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/deadliestfiction/images/d/d3/McGonagell_Clapping.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140723014314

Sensible people rock.

 

[Aglaopheme]

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/deadliestfiction/images/d/d3/McGonagell_Clapping.gif/revision/latest?cb=20140723014314

Sensible people rock.

Thank you fine sir.

 

[Sean Renaud]

This was never "reported nationwide". CNN never made this claim.....it's a bull crap made up story spread around social media.

I'm curious, how do you know. CNN's website is shit but not everything that goes on the air seems to get on the website to begin with.

then you need to stop being a racist fucktard

I assume you're talking to yourself because the rest of us do not address this issue nearly often or agressively enough.

 

[Aglaopheme]

I'm curious, how do you know. CNN's website is shit but not everything that goes on the air seems to get on the website to begin with.

Is that a serious inquiry?

Here's the "nationwide reporting"

http://thereelnetwork.net/the-primary-victims-of-police-brutality-and-theyre-not-black-people/



Look they're even polling dead people.

A poll of victims whose race were unreported came in at 311 kills. A good percentage of those victims could very well be black just as they could be white, Hispanic, or Asian.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm still scratching my head over "killed by the police" being equated with "hunted by the police."

And as far as saying this is from the liberal media, wouldn't the narrow-minded person who would negate it as being from the liberal media have a bit of trouble with the liberal media reporting that more whites were killed by the police in a given year than blacks? Isn't this counter to what the narrow-minded conservative would see as the liberal agenda? Is someone just knee jerking here?

 

[Aglaopheme]

I'm still scratching my head over "killed by the police" being equated with "hunted by the police."

Right?! It's poorly written crap. These "statistics" simply don't exist.....not anywhere, but in this photo.

 

[sr71plt]

Right?! It's poorly written crap. These "statistics" simply don't exist.....not anywhere, but in this photo.

Um, what report? We have a post here and a TV screen image. Who used the loaded "hunted" word? I don't see it on the TV screen image. Didn't the OP use the loaded "hunted" word.

We don't ever want the police to kill anyone under any circumstances? Is it always a "hunt" when they do so?

 

[Aglaopheme]

Um, what report? We have a post here and a TV screen image. Who used the loaded "hunted" word? I don't see it on the TV screen image. Didn't the OP use the loaded "hunted" word.

We don't ever want the police to kill anyone under any circumstances? Is it always a "hunt" when they do so?

Exactly.


The OP did a cut and paste job straight from the link I posted above.

 

[Sean Renaud]

So basically the report must be false because you can't find a collaborating source? That's better than most reasons. Though the numbers seem about right based on what we do know about police shootings.

 

[Paendragon]

Population of US by race:

Whites - 62%
Blacks - 13%
Hispanics - 17%
Asians - 4%

So the approximate equivalent of killing 233 members of 13% of a population would be killing 1,111 members of 62% of a population.

Beat me to it. Thanks!

 

[Aglaopheme]

So basically the report must be false because you can't find a collaborating source? That's better than most reasons. Though the numbers seem about right based on what we do know about police shootings.

Basically......it's not a report.