> Today, the likelihood that you'll be shot by a cop if you're black is astronomically higher than if you're white.
This is not true. Not only is there no astronomically higher probability, there is no higher probability.[1] Other studies found that officers hesitate longer before shooting an armed black suspect than they do white or Hispanic suspects.[2]
Read into the perspective of Roland G. Fryer (an african american), the author of the study you cite [1]. His conclusion is a little bit more nuanced then the one you are driving to.
Also I'm not driving to anything. I'm pointing out that research, as opposed to narrative, shows that blacks are not shot by police at astronomically higher rates.
https://www.ft.com/content/89b97964-b88a-11e5-b151-8e15c9a02...