Friday, February 23, 2024

Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose' | Blaze Media

Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose' | Blaze Media - PAUL SACCA 
"...and he needed police protection.
In 2016, Harvard Economics Professor Roland Fryer published a study to explore racial differences in the use of force by police...
  • However, when it came to police-involved shootings, minorities were found to be less likely to be shot at by an officer.
  • The research revealed that blacks are 23.5% less likely to be shot at by police than whites. Meanwhile, Hispanics were 8.5% less likely to be shot at by police compared to whites...
During a recent interview, Fryer revealed that there was tremendous outrage over the findings of the study – to the point he needed police protection for his family.
  • Within four minutes of publishing the paper, Fryer received an email that read: "You're full of s**t."
  • He explained, "I had colleagues take me to the side and say, 'Don't publish this. You'll ruin your career.'"
  • The hostilities toward Fryer were so intense that he required police protection for about a month, including his then-7-day-old daughter...

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