Also recall that most black crime is black on black.
Consider that white on black violent crime is seen a big deal in American society, since it nearly instantly raises suspicions of racial motives and is disproportionately interesting to the media, wouldn’t the average black person tend to remember such encounters? A different possible explanation could be that white people recall or report less crime than black people in general but… really?
I think this is why he emphasised:
Consider that white on black violent crime is seen a big deal in American society, since it nearly instantly raises suspicions of racial motives and is disproportionately interesting to the media, wouldn’t the average black person tend to remember such encounters? A different possible explanation could be that white people recall or report less crime than black people in general but… really?