LeBron James: Blacks ‘Literally Hunted Every Day,’ FBI Stats Say Otherwise

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The case is set to go to a grand jury, who will decide whether criminal charges against the McMichaels are appropriate, according to CNN. {snip}

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According to FBI data, 2,925 “black or African-American” people died in homicides in 2018.

The vast majority of the offenders — 2,600 — were also “black or African-American,” while 234 of these killings were perpetrated by white individuals.

Data from 2017 and 2016 suggest this is the norm rather than the outlier.

In 2017, 2,970 black or African-American people died in homicides, the overwhelming majority of which — 2,627 — were perpetrated by people of their own race. Two hundred sixty-four of these homicides, meanwhile, were carried out by white people.

In 2016, more of the same: 2,870 homicides of black or African-American individuals, 2,570 of whom were killed by a member of their own race and 243 of whom were killed by a white person.

So no, black Americans are not being “hunted” down by white people with any sort of regularity.

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Ahmaud’s death is no doubt tragic. But even if he was “hunted” down by his killers, this case is not evidence of something that happens regularly in America.

Yet while the numbers clearly disprove LeBron James’ claims, it’s not clear if his followers care. As of Thursday, his tweet had more than 300,000 likes and 100,000 retweets, while his Instagram post had been liked more than 2 million times.

It was misinformation, plain and simple, coming from one of the most famous celebrities in the country. But hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people bought it anyway.