Harvard Professor Roland Fryer’s Study on Fatal Police Shootings Yielded an Unpopular Conclusion 

How about a study to determine if blacks are more aggressive and violent to cops?

We are all nervous when the police pull us over.....SMH

Strange how this only has 5k views...algorithm at work.

Most logical people knew this without having to 'study' it...

The saddest thing is that this highly educated, Harvard professor who followed all the academic rigor any other study would, is likely being ostracized by his own communities because he didn't obtain the desired results.

Malcolm Gladwell is the culprit who popularised the idea of police bias in shootings.

What's fascinating is that even though his conclusions are correct, he's still afraid of them. But it's good that he is brave enough to seek the truth and stand by his findings

He should check out Thomas Sowells research

I'm going to use this clip in my 6th grade social studies class. Thank you PDB for making this short and 'G rated' clip. Please make more.

The facts dont care about feelings!

So the study found something any sane American knew for years now.

I like how he got two different groups of people to do the same study, and they both came out with the same results that speaks volumes in my opinion

That’s going to fuck the narrative all up.

This guy needs to go on Breakfast Club

Not complying to cops _"legal commands"_ precipitates arrests. Resisting arrest causes cops to use force. Police encounters make some scream, _"I CAN'T BREEVE!"_ ... repeatedly.

Look forward to his debate with Whoopi and Co. should be a hoot.

Weird. Crap we knew ALL ALONG. This dude needs a new job lol

Common sense now requires a study...

Reminds me of a young Thomas Sowell.

Thomas sowell said it best... Larry elder reiterates.... the hand that hides the real academics and intelligensia of the "community" mutes this type of information.

He shouldn't be nervous if he is pulled over. Be polite and do as they ask. You'll be fine.

A proactive Harvard educator. Awesome! It's not just Black drivers who are nervous at being pulled over going to the airport. Definitely not. Certain large cities and several counties have lost so many experienced and well-trained (not counting DEI) officers that pretty much any civilian can't trust them not to have a crazy reaction or make illogical decisions when dealing with them.

One thing I would like to point out is the likelihood of running, either in a vehicle or on foot, was higher for me in the black neighborhoods.

50% more likely to have force applied if you are black. So stop gloating about this

Where was all this information during the Floyed protest?

I hear Roland say this but I read his original article (before his Harvard story's publication was altered). I saved it... Here's what he said... "In shootings in these 10 cities involving officers, officers were more likely to fire their weapons without having first been attacked when the suspects were white." He also said... "But in various models controlling for different factors and using different definitions of tense situations, Mr. Fryer found that blacks were either less likely to be shot or there was no difference between blacks and whites." Lemme know if you want the full original article.

“Large racial differences .. Blacks are 50% more likely to have force used against them in any given interaction , even when they are completely compliant “ … did anyone hear these facts ?

A few decades ago my brother and I were driving to Virginia, traveling at night. I was driving in the right hand lane. An unmarked car was entering the parkway, instead of moving over I sped up, the cop sped up, so I moved over. He got behind us and pulled me over. He was pissed. He came out of his vehicle with his gun drawn. My brother and I both immediately put our hands up and didn’t move until we were told what to do. I’ve never seen a cop so angry. By the way, we’re white.

This guy should use citizens instead of civilian but good work

It would be interesting to hear the full context of the situations Professor Fryer and his team studied. For instance, how do the different races react to being accosted by the police?

Makes sense I think given that deadly force has a high requirement and often happens very quickly the officer is generally reacting to the offenders behavior which is often the bad guy using some sort of deadly force first.

That’s why bros ignore stats!

All that to say....water is wet. Wasted money studying something that has been a lie all along.

Is he a member of the “ Harvard \ Hamas Glee Club ? 2:35

YOU RUINING THE NARRATIVE!

This is how scientific research is done. He proved perception is not supported by reality. We need research so that if there is a problem, it can be identified and addressed. Antidotal reactions to perceptions is nit good for anyone; the roots of the problem don’t get addressed and resources are misdirected.

every is nervous when the get pulled over

I never really cared about the racial aspect. My biggest complaint is that when excessive force is used by the police, it’s incredibly difficult to hold them accountable. They investigate themselves and are as biased as they can possibly be. I just want to see this higher standard the cops are always talking about.

Professor failed to mention was the race of the officers.

Race of the officer needed to be looked at as well. Are Black officers more likely to use force? As retired law enforcement I get nervous when I'm stopped. I think it's only normal for law-abiding citizens who try not to be doing something that would attract police attention. But as someone who was driving 30k miles a year, sometimes you're over the speed limit before you even realize it--and you're not even in a rush. 🤷 I take the ticket and a defensive driving class.

It would be interesting for the non-lethal interactions with police if the behaviour of the suspects could be categorised (e.g. threatening or non-cooperative behaviour, insults, general rudeness etc), and if there would then still be the 50% difference in likelihood of force being used for blacks vs other ethnicities. I suspect there would be little difference found, but the stats would be interesting. None of this changes the fact that police behaviour is often unnecessarily heavy handed of course, and I personally am no fan of the police in general.

If youre not commiting a crime, you got nothing to worry about. The fact that an innocent black man getting nervous over getting pulled over by a cop shows that he is prejudice.

So shocking, I’m completely blown away!

Sadly this guy had to hire security because of this to protect his family. Even though he did not know how much trouble this study would cause I think it was very brave of him to come up with the findings, given that he was expecting to find the exact opposite.

Since when do police actually report data.....correctly.

I wonder about that black more likely to be treated more agressively even when compliant.

What I dont like about this guy is because he doesnt not say more about his own reseaech. He holds backs his words on what needs to change. Cowardly!

hAvArD PrOfEsSor 👁️👄👁️

Advertising the truth??? This might be the beginning of healing the USA.

There’s enough reason to dislike US police without needing to make up stats

Why would he be nervous tho? Because he doesn't know how to act during a traffic stop? Just answer questions directly. Don't start to fight, or move rapidly or reach for anything. It's simple, really. This is how nearly all police shootings start. The person being pulled over gets an attitude, starts to get physical, next thing you know someone is shot.

His work has already been debunked by other academics!

13%...(+) 50%

Common sense isn't common anymore. Being respectful isn't common anymore either.

Imagine that!

So the conclusion is that they're just as dangerous to any citizen?

All of a sudden the Right wing cares about facts.

The profesor told the truth

There are only a few hundred police shootings each year. If you have a team of researchers, it shouldn't be too hard to just review each case individually. And once you've done that, you're no longer stuck with just numbers. Those numbers actually start to mean something. That matters, because the real question isn't how many people are shot by police. It's how many people are unjustifiably shot by police. And that can only be determined at the individual level.

Did someone mention all this to the Democrat Party and the MSM???

And it was the former Harvard president Claudine Gay who was fired because of plagiarism who was leading the charge against Roland Fryer.

Well does this professor even have a reason for hating the police? Bc he hasn’t said so yet!

Politeness is a symptom of nervousness. It’s a defence mechanism to show you aren’t a threat. You shouldn’t be a threat, but you don’t talk like the cop’s a buddy, you act as if upsetting them matters which it shouldn’t, but officers have discretion and you being polite mimics remorse and obedience. Running, arguing, or resisting looks like confident defiance. Defying individuals is anti-cooperative. Cooperative means helping, and police’s job is (allegedly) keeping the streets safe. Help with that by being polite and they’ll let you on your merry way

Getting the data is a huge problem today. It may or may not be adulterated, may or may not be released, or simply denied.

Surprise!!

Good for him to being open to the data. Lots of these scientists will do whatever they can to skew data to say what they want. No one wants their theory to be wrong.

but. . . but. . . but. . .so. . .wait. . .what? You mean we scream *racism* anymore.?.?

Thought that was cynk yuger in the thumbnail, ha!

Im glad he came to this conclusion, but i wonder if he would have asked for another research team if his original data would have shown what he originally thought.

Of course....

Is this Nationwide data?

Hi

Neighbor please

an a Harvard Professor was needed to figure that out ... not to mention givin his own data he should be smart enough to conclude that he don't need to fear cops

It’s funny (but not surprising) that Patrick only invites people who align with him politically usually, yet has Roland Fryer on. A man who couldn’t be more distant politically to Patrick. And I can tell that he missed major points in Roland Fryer’s study and only wants to focus on specific stats.

Where did he get sais, "data". Any respectable person would name off their source document. This dude is an absolute joke.

If the US is anything like New Zealand then it's a case of attitude and not race.

My suggestion is that we go out of our way to avoid contact with the police. And if contact is made by the police shut up,record them and get an attorney.

The same down the thug Michael Brown was shot, a white unarmed man was shot by a black cop in Louisiana. What you didn't hear about that? Incredible

While that may true, it does not mean, NO police shootings are racially motivated. He's just saying, there are no indicators that show racial bias

This is where Valuetainment goes wrong 😂😂😂 Waste time talking about stuff everyone knows. It doesn't matter how low the numbers are, there is a problem in our police department when it comes to police brutality. From Rodney King to George Floyd. It doesn't matter how low the numbers are, it shouldn't happen period

The issues for me are: 1. Do police get punished when they murder someone? 2. Do police receive special treatment under the law versus someone who isn't a cop? The answers for those are: 1. No 2. Yes. They are held to a different standard. That's part of the reason why the answer to #1 is no. And the fact that black people's rights are more likely to have their rights violated is nothing to ignore.

I'd have to dig deeper into the scenarios that his study reported on. At first listen, I have a hard time believing it. I've looked at other studies with similar claims and they had only accounted for very specific scenarios. Here's what we can see anecdotally with our own eyes that shows bias: we've witnessed white shooters get arrested unscathed in many instances. We've seen some cases where the perp actually begs/demands the the police shoot them but they walk away unharmed. Juxtapose that with the amount of unarmed black men (or possibly armed, but fleeing and not presenting an active threat) that are shot and killed. It seems totally one sided. Research I've looked at before may take into account that the suspect is armed, but doesn't take into account the behavior of the suspect. This is where I assume his study breaks down and this is where the disparity in treatment lies. There just isn't a way to capture that data, but anecdotally we all see it. There is no white George Floyd or Tamir Rice, etc.

He’s a plant, Tom Sowell replacement.

One thing NOT noted, is the racial make-up of the police involved!! I've seen an even more detailed interview he's given, and that point seems to to be absent!!!

"Figure out Empirically" - ah the words that none of the SJW crew ever wants to hear

Maybe stop committing crimes just saying

Clarence Thomas Jr.

I'm surprised they would let him publish.

Who funded the research😂. You can make data point to any assumption or refute any