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George Floyd: Why do US police kill so many black civilians?
In the US, about a thousand civilians are killed each year by police officers, with a disproportionately high number being from the African American and Hispanic communities.聽 Philip Stinson, a former police officer and a professor of criminal justice at Bowling Green State University in Ohio outlines the issues around police violence and accountability.
Photo: Police confront protesters in Manhattan on May 31, 2020 in New York City Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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