Those statistics don't show the proportion of assailants of police by race. If 40% of the people attacking are of a particular racial (or whatever) background, it would be expected that 40% of the people meeting with retaliation will be of that group. That same group may make up only 5% of the general population, which is irrelevant to the proportion of encounters.
Not that I'm making a case for no police prejudice - just pointing out that the raw statistics (as presented) don't give a basis for any kind of conclusion.
Not that I'm making a case for no police prejudice - just pointing out that the raw statistics (as presented) don't give a basis for any kind of conclusion.
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