There has been a wave of violent attacks on people of Asian descent across the U.S.
Eight perished in a shooting spree in three Atlanta spas just days before the Boulder massacre. Six victims were Asian women. The shooter was a white male.
Many of the tweets after the Boulder tragedy referred to Atlanta.
Statistics
According to data provided by Statista, white shooters accounted for 66 of 121 mass shootings from 1982 to 2021.
In light of the 2019 census data, the US population is 60.1% White Only, 13.4% Black,18.5% Hispanic, 5.9% Asian, and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
The truth is that white people still represent the largest demographic in America. And white men commit most mass shootings. Logically, the largest demographic committing the most crime is not surprising. Breakdowns are not readily available to compare each race by overall crime percentages, in order to see if each population (Black, Asian, Hispanic, etc…) is committing crimes in numbers that represent their numbers in the population.
Twitter Hypocrisy: Policy Not Violated
A Twitter spokeswoman said the “white Christian terrorist” tweet and other false posts did not violate its rules.
