Whites Divided in Views of Police Response to Ferguson Shooting % saying police response to shooting
Fully 65% of African Americans say the police have gone too far in responding to the shooting’s aftermath. Whites are divided: 33% say the police have gone too far, 32% say the police response has been about right, while 35% offer no response.
Whites Divided in Views of Police  | Response to Ferguson Shooting  | % saying police response to shooting  | Has been  | Has too gone  | DK  | about right  | too far  | Total  | 28  | 31  | 40  | Black  | 65  | 20  | 15  | White  | 33  | 32  | 35  | Survey conducted August14-17, 2014 Whites and blacks include  | Survey only those conducted who are August14-17, notHispanic. Figures Whites may notadd and blacks to 100% include  | beca use ofrounding,  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 