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Wednesday, December 30th, 2020

Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, study finds

Author:     Giulia Heyward and João Costa
Source:     CNN
Publication Date:     10:57 AM ET, Thu December 17, 2020
 Link: Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, study finds
Stephan:   I am really tired of what is happening in this country, fed-up with the lack of compassion, the social priorities that do not make wellbeing a priority. The racism and police brutality that I read about every day. The callous stupidity. If those of us who want to see a society based on a functioning democracy that fosters wellbeing do not become agents of change we are soon going to find ourselves in a very dark world.
Signs fill Broadway on the one year anniversary of Tamir Rice’s death at the hands of the Cleveland police. Credit: Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty

Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their White peers over a 16-year period, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics that offers support for a disparity long-highlighted by activists.Hispanic children were three times more likely to be shot to death than White children, the study found.”The results are not surprising, but that doesn’t take away from the tragedy of these results,” lead researcher Dr. Monika K. Goyal told CNN. “When we see that this extends to children, it makes this issue even more tragic.”

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2 Comments

  1. Monty Brunette on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 7:23 am

    I don’t think it is right that this happens but I am curious, how many more times are black children committing crimes than their peers?

  2. Rev. Dean on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:48 pm

    I have two grandsons who happen to be black and am very afraid for their lives when they go out of their house. They are very good young men and work hard and never get into any trouble, but that does not seem to mean they will not be shot for no reason at all by police. We NEED REFORM!