Let the food coma commence <| sep |> I think you misunderstood me . I am not making excuses . I clearly stated I think there is a problem . Let me clarify what I meant about scaleStatistically per capita gross population is theoretically a nonfactor , but I am talking about the perception of severity as gauged by media coverage . Let ' s say 2 countries have a similar number of per capita cases of police violence , and every single case in both country makes the international news . If one country has 10 x the population of the other then we expect there to be 10 x as much news coverage of police violence in the larger country than the smaller one . But as you suggest per capita statistics are far more important . The disparity in media coverage would lead many people to believe that the larger country had a much more severe problem than the smaller one . Again , I tried to make it very clear that there are serious systemic problems in the US police force that need addressing . I have never contested this . I am arguing that many not all people outside the US whose only window in is the media have a warped perspective of just how big the problem is .