What are the primary reasons for black males being killed by cops in the US?

[Martinus]

Read the question on the poll carefully as it could not fit in the thread title in its entirety.

You can choose more than one option if you believe this is a combination of several causes, and you are unable to identify one primary cause.

[Razgovory]

I voted all four of them!

[Martinus]

I voted all four of them!

What would be the "Other" in your view?

[Admiral Yi]

Blacks are not very good at obeying police commands.

[Razgovory]

I voted all four of them!

What would be the "Other" in your view?

That I could pick all options at once.

[Grey Fox]

There is a cultural state in which a blackman needs to stand up for himself that leads to white policeman being afraid & considering them untrustworthy. So they get shot.

[Martinus]

Blacks are not very good at obeying police commands.

But are blacks being given the same type of commands (both in term of their content and tone) as whites, in similar circumstances? If yes, then it fits the first option, if not then it fits the third option.

[The Brain]

Other: states' rights.

[Admiral Yi]

But are blacks being given the same type of commands (both in term of their content and tone) as whites, in similar circumstances? If yes, then it fits the first option, if not then it fits the third option.

There is no doubt that blacks disproportionately commit crimes.  Merely commiting a crime doesn't get you shot however.  Resisting arrest gets you shot.  Or choked.

[Eddie Teach]

The primary reason is that they are more likely to commit crimes and more likely to be in the areas where crimes occur.

[Eddie Teach]

But are blacks being given the same type of commands (both in term of their content and tone) as whites, in similar circumstances?

Most likely. Different neighborhoods make for different circumstances though. A cop in a quiet suburb won't be as jumpy.

[CountDeMoney]

A cop in a quiet suburb won't be as jumpy.

Meh, that's very debatable.

[Ideologue]

They can get away with it.

They'd be able to get away with shooting lots of white people too, but it's less sure.

Point is, a volunteer police force is always going to be well-stocked in people with the desire to exercise power through violence.

[Martinus]

They can get away with it.

They'd be able to get away with shooting lots of white people too, but it's less sure.

Point is, a volunteer police force is always going to be well-stocked in people with the desire to exercise power through violence.

That's an interesting take that I did not consider.

Essentially "cops are assholes and the society is racist" rather than "cops are racist".

[Ideologue]

I may go too far. I suppose the first instinct of anybody would be to shoot anyone else giving them any kind of grief, but if black, the cost/benefit analysis changes.