Announcement

Collapse

Civics 101 Guidelines

Want to argue about politics? Healthcare reform? Taxes? Governments? You've come to the right place!

Try to keep it civil though. The rules still apply here.
See more
See less

Cops 25 times less likely to erroneously shoot unarmed black suspects, study finds

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Cops 25 times less likely to erroneously shoot unarmed black suspects, study finds

    http://www.policeone.com/use-of-forc...s-study-finds/

    For example, a typical research method has involved subjects sitting before a computer and viewing flash pictures of black and white “suspects” paired with weapons or “neutral objects” such as wallets or cell phones. The subjects must respond to these images by pressing “shoot” or “don’t shoot” buttons. Racial bias is then inferred by whether participants are “consistently quicker to shoot armed suspects of a particular race” and by whether decision errors tend to be greater for one race than for the other.

    This process lacks what James calls “external validity” — that is, it doesn’t come close to reflecting real-world circumstances, and thus its conclusions are of limited value. “[T]he complex process involved” in deciding to shoot or not shoot and then actually firing a gun is “dramatically different” from the simple reflex of pressing a button, she writes.

    Her study involved a more sophisticated, “immersive” approach.

    Enhanced Testing
    Along with civilians and military personnel who were tested independently, 36 patrol officers and deputies from the Spokane area, all of them white and most of them male, were selected as volunteer subjects for her research. They ranged in age from 31 to 43 and had at least five years on the job.

    Armed with a Glock 21 modified to fire a laser beam, the officers one at a time were exposed to a series of at least 10 “highly realistic and arousing” scenarios in a high-definition deadly force judgment and decision-making simulator in WSU’s Simulated Hazardous Operational Tasks laboratory. The equipment permitted precise determination of shot placement and millisecond measurement of shot timing after a threat appeared.
    I've been making the argument that the justice system is skewed somewhat in favor of blacks for a while. That makes sense when you consider the devastating potential consequences of even legitimate self defense (see Zimmerman and Wilson).

    Cow Poke is requested to hop on one leg while turning 3 times before posting in this thread.
    "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12

    There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

  • #2
    Originally posted by Darth Executor View Post
    Cow Poke is requested to hop on one leg while turning 3 times before posting in this thread.
    I have to call my doctor and ask if I'm healthy enough to do that.
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

    Comment


    • #3
      Originally posted by Darth Executor View Post


      Cow Poke is requested to hop on one leg while turning 3 times before posting in this thread.

      I'm always still in trouble again

      "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
      "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
      "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

      Comment


      • #4
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        Yeah, you're MUCH better at that than I am! SO!?!?!?!?!
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

        Comment


        • #5
          Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
          Yeah, you're MUCH better at that than I am! SO!?!?!?!?!
          So you've seen my ritual for making a post

          I'm always still in trouble again

          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

          Comment


          • #6
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            So you've seen my ritual for making a post
            yeah....
            post.JPG

            You're gonna get us kicked out of this thread!
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

            Comment


            • #7
              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
              yeah....
              [ATTACH=CONFIG]2878[/ATTACH]

              You're gonna get us kicked out of this thread!
              I've been kicked outta better threads than this

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

              Comment


              • #8
                We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.
                The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

                Comment

                Related Threads

                Collapse

                Topics Statistics Last Post
                Started by little_monkey, Yesterday, 04:19 PM
                16 responses
                149 views
                0 likes
                Last Post One Bad Pig  
                Started by whag, 03-26-2024, 04:38 PM
                53 responses
                397 views
                0 likes
                Last Post Mountain Man  
                Started by rogue06, 03-26-2024, 11:45 AM
                25 responses
                113 views
                0 likes
                Last Post rogue06
                by rogue06
                 
                Started by Hypatia_Alexandria, 03-26-2024, 09:21 AM
                33 responses
                197 views
                0 likes
                Last Post Roy
                by Roy
                 
                Started by Hypatia_Alexandria, 03-26-2024, 08:34 AM
                84 responses
                369 views
                0 likes
                Last Post JimL
                by JimL
                 
                Working...
                X