Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-02 22:08:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BDA8E5F9210F06C04D1B1613C13CC5010D953F93C66A70712CBD7B2BF8CE099B
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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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