KING: White men killed most cops in 2016, conservatives silent
KING: White men killed more American police than any other group this year, but conservatives won't address the facts
Evan Dorsey, 25, shot two Indiana deputies, killing one, while the cops served a warrant.
(Indiana State Police)
Shaun King
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 11:29 AM
Would it shock you to learn that the number of police who've been shot and killed in 2016 is up an astounding 59% from where it was this same date last year? Seventeen police officers have already been shot and killed in 2016, by mid-May. Only 10 had suffered that fate by May 10th, 2015.
The drastic increase shocked the hell out of me. While I primarily track, study and report the number of people killed by police, I still follow police fatalities closely. Contrary to popular belief, despising police brutality does not mean I despise police officers. I appreciate all public servants and have both a police officer and a longtime Secret Service member in my family. They are amazing, kind-hearted men who do great work. I also despise gun violence and loathe every single fatality suffered because of it.
Something's afoot, though, on why we're not hearing much about this shocking increase in the number of officers who've been shot and killed so far in 2016. Sadly, I think I have the answer.
The 71% of police who've been shot and killed this year weren't shot by black men with cornrows or hoodies. They weren't gunned down by Latino gang members in low-rider drive-bys. Those stereotypes would be too convenient. Instead, 71% of police who've been shot and killed so far in 2016 have been killed by good old-fashioned white men.
KING: White men killed more American police than any other group this year, but conservatives won't address the facts
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Evan Dorsey, 25, shot two Indiana deputies, killing one, while the cops served a warrant.
(Indiana State Police)
Shaun King
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 11:29 AM
Would it shock you to learn that the number of police who've been shot and killed in 2016 is up an astounding 59% from where it was this same date last year? Seventeen police officers have already been shot and killed in 2016, by mid-May. Only 10 had suffered that fate by May 10th, 2015.
The drastic increase shocked the hell out of me. While I primarily track, study and report the number of people killed by police, I still follow police fatalities closely. Contrary to popular belief, despising police brutality does not mean I despise police officers. I appreciate all public servants and have both a police officer and a longtime Secret Service member in my family. They are amazing, kind-hearted men who do great work. I also despise gun violence and loathe every single fatality suffered because of it.
Something's afoot, though, on why we're not hearing much about this shocking increase in the number of officers who've been shot and killed so far in 2016. Sadly, I think I have the answer.
The 71% of police who've been shot and killed this year weren't shot by black men with cornrows or hoodies. They weren't gunned down by Latino gang members in low-rider drive-bys. Those stereotypes would be too convenient. Instead, 71% of police who've been shot and killed so far in 2016 have been killed by good old-fashioned white men.
@ Shaun King hustled his way from Twitter to a full time gig pretending to be black.
ppl werent off base when they said this fraud was a gov agent. 
