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Black people, who account for 13 percent of the U.S. population, accounted for 27 percent of those fatally shot and killed by police in 2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/report-black-people-are-...

And on average White Americans still live longer than Blacks, though the gap isn't as stark as it once was.

https://www.humanprogress.org/dataset/u-s-life-expectancy-at...




Now account for rates of violent crime.


Account for historic slavery, disenfranchisement, etc.


Your personal circumstances don't excuse violent behavior, that's school shooter mindset.


These are not "personal circumstances." Laws have been written to intentionally disenfranchise Black Americans, to intentionally criminalize Black Americans, etc.




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