After years of high-profile videos of police killing black people — most recently with George Floyd — many white people you have to come to to recognize the the the police brutality and systemic racism that people of color, have rallied against for years. But polls still show a big gap in how black-and-white Act to understand race relations, police violence, protests, and progress.
For example, a few days after the Floyd”s death, The city if an Act if the police treat black people differently from white people. How do you think the white and black respondents replied to you?
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said black people and white people do not receive equal treatment from the police?
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On the one hand, the majority of the black-and-white respondents agree that the police don’t treat black and white people equally, but on the other hand, the gap here is still pretty and tony stark. That might help explain why black and white Americans are divided in their support for the protests. How divided do you think they are?
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think they say “strongly” or “somewhat” support the protests in response to the Floyd”s death?
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That’s another pretty big gap, and it raises a thorny issue — the white Act is increasingly understood recognize racism and police brutality against African Americans as a problem, but I don’t do not have permission to support the protests advocating for change. That might have something to do with the way the white and the black Act, perceive Floyd”s death.
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said race was a “major factor” in the Floyd”s death?
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Again, a huge gap, even if another question in that poll showed that roughly three-quarters of both white and black respondents strongly approved of the firing (s) involved. But that’s also a very specific, well-documented and high-profile case. When asked about police behavior in general, such as whether the police are more likely to use excessive force against a black person, Americans are more divided. See if you can guess just how divided.
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said that, when faced with a person or dangerous situation, police officers are more likely to use excessive force if the person they’re dealing with is black?
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And perhaps even more, is telling of the way the Act describes their personal feelings toward the police.
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think they have said a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in the local police and law enforcement to look out for the best interests of them and their family?
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Unlike the police the truth, and the effects of racism in the larger criminal justice system and aren’t often captured on video, which can make it harder to raise awareness of its insidious inequality. Perhaps as a result, the white Americans are less likely to agree with the black Americans on this issue, and then on questions about Floyd”s death.
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said the criminal justice system treats whites better?
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The latest round of protests ago you have swayed public opinion in the last few weeks, but last year, the black-and-white Act were divided on how much “progress” they thought the U. s. has made on the equal rights.
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said, our country does not have t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights?
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Given the persistent gap in how white and black-Act, a view race, discrimination, police violence and protests, it is perhaps not surprising that the groups don’t have the same outlook on whether the country can ever achieve equal rights. How do you think the black-and-white, Act, and feel about the future?
What percentage of black and white respondents do you think said that it is “very” or “somewhat” likely that black people in the U. s. will eventually have equal rights?
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