Black people are being falsely convicted of serious crimes at alarming rates, report finds

[FBaggins]

1. Seems like the wrong data point to draw that conclusion

I admit that I would probably assume the same conclusions going in, but the report doesn’t appear to support it (or contradict it).

For instance, I’d be willing to bet that the same analysis between men and women would show a far larger disparity on the same statistic. But it wouldn’t be because of some gender bias in charging.

The better statistic would be "of those who are charged with a crime, how many acquitted and how many of those convicted are later shown to have been innocent?" and then evaluate that by race.