BLM "activism" is dishonest across the board, however; it is a continuation of leftist "identity politics".
All studies outside those with a "critical studies" perspective find that police do not use deadly force against blacks with greater proportionality than they do other races, not that white police "target" blacks for higher rates. I have yet to see a "critical studies" paper that wasn't thoroughly tonguebathing Marx's backside throughout the Introduction
On the other hand, if BLM was honestly interested in preserving black lives, they would look to the gangs and the high violent crime rates within the inner cities; to the actual murderers of black men.
Considering the history of leftism and racial propaganda, it is doubtful this will ever happen. SDS/SNCC did not begin organizing riots, and the Black Panthers did not begin committing terror attacks, until after the Civil Rights Act was passed.
These are not people interested in justice, but in seizing political power through violence and propaganda.
And in general terms, this is how humanity behaves...most people are not interest in discourse, but rather in advancing their own interests.
...which brings us back to your point ;> A well written article!
Alpert, G. P., & Dunham, R. G. (2000). Analysis of Police Use-of-Force Data. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/183648.pdf
Fryer, R. (2016). An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force.
Wilson, J. Q. (2013). Thinking about crime (Revised edition). New York: Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group.
Yeah, BLM is a good case study in how activism should not be done.