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Intelligence Squared U.S. ~ "Policing Is Racially Biased"

IQ2 U.S."Policing Is Racially Biased" (Debate)
IQ2 U.S.
IQ2 U.S."Policing Is Racially Biased" (Debate)

In 2014, the shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, set off a wave of protests and sparked a movement targeting racial disparities in criminal justice. Since then, there have been other controversial deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement that have captured the public’s attention, from Tamir Rice, to Philando Castile. But there are some who say that these encounters, many of them recorded, have fed a narrative of biased policing that the data does not back up, vilifying people who are trying to do good in a difficult job that often puts them in harm’s way.
 
What are the statistics, and how should we interpret them? How have recent incidents shaped our view of policing? Does crime drive law enforcement’s use of force, or is there racial bias? Join in the debate this Sunday at noon as we presentthis week's Sunday Radio Matinee feature

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