Originally Posted by Hedley

The irrefutable evidence shows that a cop is more far more likely to be shot by a black man, than a black man is to be shot by a cop. The determining factor in police violence isn’t race, it is how the individual conducts themselves when confronted with the law. If an individual is stopped by the police for anything from a speeding ticket, to questioning or detention for a major crime, how they behave determines how things turn out, not skin pigmentation. If you cooperate and play yes sir, no sir, there will be no problems. If you attack, resist, or flee, the results will be much different. The overwhelming majority of people, all people, shot by the police were acting in a manner that will always get you shot. Michael Brown in Ferguson is a prime example. He wasn’t walking out of Sunday services and senselessly gunned down by racist, hate filled police. He was a criminal who was being stopped after robbing a convenience store. “Hands up, don’t shoot“ never happened. When he was stopped by the police he became combative, struck an officer, and was trying to get to his weapon. I don’t care what you look like, being that stupid will get you shot. The narrative that police are targeting blacks, that black lives don’t matter, is just not true. Law abiding black people who don’t act like a fool when confronted by police have nothing to fear. Criminals (of any color) who attack, pull a gun, resist, or flee will likely see a more violent outcome. There are a few bad apples in the police department and they need to be severely dealt with, but the vast majority of police brutality or shootings is a result of stupid behavior by the person being questioned, not skin color.