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You predict an unarmed black man has a greater likelihood of being

shot to death by police
54.1%
struck by lightning
45.9%

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About 50 Americans are killed by lightning each year - compared to more than 200 black people killed by police per year weather.gov/safety/lightni statista.com/statistics/585

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This data does not differentiate armed vs unarmed

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Nor does the lightning data sort by race. Assuming that lightning itself isn't racist, we're talking fewer than 10 black people by year killed by lightning.

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I asked struck by lightning, not killed

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How many people survive lightning strikes?

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