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[alexf.1990]

You didn't read what I said. I didn't say that black people face more police violence. Besides, counting the incidents of use of force isn't enough data. You would have to dig into police reports and investigation findings to find out which uses of force were justified. 

There have been many studies/investigations, however, that have found evidence of racial profiling i.e. New Jersey Turnpike, Ferguson PD ticketing minorities more often for monetary gain, the Texas Department of Public Safety; and NYPD supervisors threatening officers to stop and frisk black and Latino men (this policy found very few illegal firearms).

In post #20 on this thread, you said, "there has just been an increase in smartphones and social media usage bringing to the forefront what black people have been dealing with since slavery was abolished." The implication is quite clear. You believe, like the talking heads on TV, that blacks face more police violence than whites. I'm not sure the continuing this narrative of black people always being the victim of an oppressive white society is the best way to build up the black community. These media-driven narratives just fuel racial resentment and perpetuate this idea of an external locus of control, neither of which actually benefits blacks. A good model for building successful communities is among can easily be found among the Chinese, Indians, or Jews, all which have thrived in the face of "white oppression."