Original Source:"Second, that black Americans are no more than two to three times more likely to commit violent crimes than whites. They put these two points together and conclude that after adjusting for violent crimes by race, police still kill young blacks at least 7 to 10.5 times as often as they kill young whites.
But if you’re going to look at the rates that police kill black and white male teenagers, you have to adjust for the rate that black and white male teenagers put themselves at risk – not the rate that both male and female blacks and whites of all ages commit violent crime" (Lott 2014).
My Paraphrase:
Also, african american teens are more likely to put themselves at risk than white male teenagers. By doing so, black Americans are more likely to commit violent crimes than whites. Despite police officers killing african americans 7-10.5 times more than whites, we still have to take in the fact that african americans put themselves at more of a risk. By taking this into consideration instead of just comparing the amount of crimes committed by black people and white people side by side, we will see that the killings are still high.
My Paraphrase:
Also, african american teens are more likely to put themselves at risk than white male teenagers. By doing so, black Americans are more likely to commit violent crimes than whites. Despite police officers killing african americans 7-10.5 times more than whites, we still have to take in the fact that african americans put themselves at more of a risk. By taking this into consideration instead of just comparing the amount of crimes committed by black people and white people side by side, we will see that the killings are still high.
Steven
I really like the quote you chose from your source! You did a great job paraphrasing the original source. You actually paraphrased it not summarized it. Good job!
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