Racial disparity compared with white people unearthed by Inquest is bigger than previously made public
The report says no officer has ever been found to have acted in a racist or discriminatory way following the death of a black person after contact with the police.
Until now, the total deaths following restraint had not been made public, the report says, nor had the racial disproportionality figures for the totals been calculated and made public. Atkinson was never technically under arrest, and thus not technically in custody. The officer became the first in over three decades to be convicted of manslaughter for force used as part of their duties.
“Using these figures, Black people are seven times more likely to die than white people when restraint was involved.”: “Data also does not suggest that black men are more likely to die in custody in cases where use of force or restraint is present.”
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