Killings of Blacks by Whites Are Far More Likely to Be Ruled ‘Justifiable’
From its beginnings, the American colonies and the U.S. has been a racist state. One need look no further than slavery and its institutionalization in the Constitution. The police are, generally speaking, a means of enforcing racist policies and the repercussions of such.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/upshot/killings-of-blacks-by-whites-are-far-more-likely-to-be-ruled-justifiable.html