Futterman on Relationship between Aggressive Policing and Increased Use of Deadly Force
Data: Black Chicagoans at higher risk of being shot by police
Craig Futterman is quoted in this recent Chicago Reporter piece that argues that black Chicagoans are at higher risk of being shot by police:
People living in a white neighborhood, or a wealthy one, are rarely stopped or frisked. Replace “white” and “wealthy” with “brown” and “poor,” and the odds increase. “All of a sudden, you’re a suspect,” civil rights attorney Craig Futterman says.
More confrontations with police heighten the chances of a deadly encounter--particularly for people of color.
New data released Wednesday by the City of Chicago Independent Police Review Authority show African Americans are 10 times more likely to be shot by a Chicago police officer than a white person.
“In black and Latino, lower-income neighborhoods you will see police officers who are instructed to stop and frisk and aggressively search every day,” says Futterman who founded the University of Chicago’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project. “These opportunities for conflict to escalate present themselves. And they often do.”
Read more at The Chicago Reporter