Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-31 06:29:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D3B8E3547720406230BA4AEE2414A95D30BDF99F5A0BB9F9306048D1F3D2C3E
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84 of the 9,929 fatal police shootings in the Washington Post database pertain to Black women. 84/9929 = 0.0085, suggesting that Black women make up less than 1% of police killings. The claimed 1/3 figure in the post is almost 40 times higher. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/
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