[quote]Honestly the cop thing is under debate as to if it's actual racism, or just a matter of due to history most of the poor neighbourhoods tend to be filled with black people. A result of their ancestors having been slaves and not had many means to financially secure their family. Where in modern day it results to a lot of those people turning to crime, where since those environments have a high amount of black people you get a high amount of black criminals, and as a result more black people shot.[/quote] This shouldn't even be up for debate. A 13-14 percent racial demographic comprises most of the poor neighborhoods in the US while the 50-60 percent white majority is largely exempt from poverty? That doesn't make sense; it's disproportionate for one. Easy-to-find sources for crime/race/poverty statistics on the internet (government-sanctioned and government-made websites) point to whites committing more crimes than their black counterparts, occupying a larger share of the poverty percentile and being just as likely (if not more so) to commit violent or nonviolent crimes as blacks. As expected, many more whites should be dying from police shootings and significantly more of them should be in jail when compared to their black counterparts. The proportions/ratios and not the solid figures point to a biased police force and justice system. Why are these claims even disputed despite overwhelming evidence provided by the US government itself?