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Racists keep @-ing me with thus graph to downplay Aboriginal deaths in custody. I'm no mathematician but let me break this down for them in digestible chunks in the hope that they sod off:
Firstly, the national population of Indigenous people is roughly 3%. This graph plots "deaths per 100 inmates". If the pop is 3% but Indigenous prisoners make up say 30% of prisoners, then the death rates are similarly disproportionate. Not that anyone should be dying in custody
In some jurisdictions, Indigenous people are imprisoned at a rate of 11x local population parity. This means more mob are dying in prison after being targeted by a racist system. It's not hard to understand
Secondly, this ridiculous graph just has "prison custody" rates. It doesn't include pursuits or apprehensions, for example, which are counted as part of Indigenous deaths in custody. We sadly have many examples of these deaths happening
So again I say learn to read graphs and stats before @-ing an Indigenous person wanting to discredit what is a very real issue in this country which governments have failed to act on. Stop being a racist slime ball. Real people are suffering. Cheers.
PS I know of at least one Indigenous person who also throws this graph around for his peanut gallery without stopping and interpreting it. I can only say academic quals don't always guarantee an intelligent take...
