Americans Not Sure Police Shooting is About Race

A new Pew Research poll finds that the public overall is divided over whether Michael Brown’s shooting by police in Ferguson, MO raises important issues about race or whether the issue of race is getting more attention than it deserves: 44% think the case does raise important issues about race that require discussion, while 40% say the issue of race is getting more attention than it deserves.

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