Racialized Violence and Police Brutality in Usa
of police brutalities did not correspond with rates of crime. In other words, "the racial bias observed in police shootings in this data set is not explainable as a response to local-level crime rates," (Makareshi 1). In press releases and public statements by police, the killing of black males in specific has been framed as "justifiable homicide," (Gilbert and Rashan 122). The "justifiable homicide" trope has permeated public discourse, too, rendering it almost impossible to change the narrative and cast doubt upon the notion that these admitted homicides are actually justifiable. When police revert to "justifiable homicides" when they claim officers felt/perceived threat from an unarmed black male,… Continue Reading...