Topic > Persuasive Essay: Black Lives Matter And Law Enforcement

According to Heather McDonald of the Manhattan Institute, “While only 23% of New York's population is black, 75% of shootings, 70% of robberies, and 66% of all violent crimes are committed by blacks. Interestingly, although blacks have been shown to use fewer drugs than other races, they attribute a greater number of crimes associated with those drugs. Aside from the crimes they actually commit, blacks are generally less cooperative when dealing with law enforcement. In my experience as a law enforcement officer, I personally believe that if blacks cooperated more instead of resisting, there would be fewer