As a non-American, perhaps even as an American, the narrative about police brutality is framed as virtually only happening to black people, but the numbers I've found surrounding police shootings at least shows a more nuanced picture of the phenomenon.

In fact in many recent years twice as many whites have been killed by police, but of course controlling for population that doesn't mean whites are twice as likely to be shot.

Blacks have a higher likelihood to be shot than whites demographic numbers are taken into account.

But it is important to note that it isn't black people being shot: it's black men. Men in general: in overwhelming amount compared to women.

Sommer summarum: is that black men are (by rough math) three times as likely to be shot than their white counterparts. White men on the other hand are circa ten times more likely to be shot than black women.

A suprising fact, no? It was to me, at least.

But there's also a story, I think, the numbers don't show: class.

From among the people shot, how many do you think belonged to the rich? Not many I'd wager. The majority likely belong to the low members of society. So in my understanding of the matter is that it is first and foremost a class issue, then a male issue and, lastly, partially; a racial issue. Would you agree?

Is the reason for killing of white men by police not lasting long in the public consciousness/debate because it does not adhere to the established narrative, you think? A sort of confirmation bias at play? Whites more trusting of police?

All this said, shootings are not the only form of police brutality, nor the only one that results in death.