2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/police-shootings-2017/
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My topic for the editorial assignment will be police brutality. I have picked out 2 credible sources that includes data and statistics surrounding the deaths-by-police count in 2017. There has been a record of 987 deaths in 2017 (second to the 995 deaths recorded in 2015). The first link, from the Chicago Tribune, gives a very nice summary of the deaths by police reported throughout 2017, as well as the causes and the issues surrounding it. The second link gives a clean visual representation of the same data collected in 2015-2017.
This is a topic that is very important to me as a young black man who often feels like his image is considered a “threat” or resemble one a “thug” and I could be #988 this year..
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Very good and timely topic. Very good job finding reputable sources.
The numbers themselves are shocking and staggering. Perhaps using them im some way in your illustration, the way that you were thinking about the names of victims? Just a thought.
Can’t wait to see your Concept Sketches.