62 percent of white residents of St. Louis believe that the shooting of Michael Brown at the hands of a police officer was justified, while 65 percent of African-American residents did not, results of a new poll showed.
The poll, released by the Remington Research Group, asked 604 residents of St. Louis County various questions about the shooting and its fallout, which sparked protests, overwhelming displays of police force, and a nationwide conversation about the relationship between law enforcement and the African-American community, Mediaite reported.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, 77 percent of white respondents believed that Brown was not “targeted because of his race,” while 65 percent of African-American respondents believe his race played a role in his death.
More tellingly, 70 percent of African-Americans felt like blacks were unfairly targeted by law enforcement, while 61percent of whites disagreed.
