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Maktesh t1_ivdl5vc wrote

Reply to comment by TaserLord in Examining 100,000 crime-related posts from 14,000 Facebook pages maintained by U.S. law enforcement agencies between 2010 and 2019, researchers found that Facebook users are exposed to posts that overrepresent Black suspects by 25% relative to local arrest rates by giuliomagnifico

I'd also be curious if this pertains to the types of crimes.

Certain types of crimes are just more "exciting." (e.g. CCTV footage of Walmart shenanigans.) I wouldn't be surprised if the social media sharing has to do with how unfamiliar or bizarre a certain event is to the reposter.

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Yes_hes_that_guy t1_ivdxvn7 wrote

It’s every type of crime except auto thefts.

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Diamondsfullofclubs t1_ive11rb wrote

Yes, but what the user above you is saying is that maybe black people disproportionately commit newsworthy crimes.

Only clarifying what is obviously speculation.

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Strazdas1 t1_ivenuej wrote

Theres also he confidentiallity issue. They will not share fottage of something that could be considered a breach of the persons data, so for example financial crimes are pretty much nonexistant on such pages.

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