Experimental Design Details
We have 8 treatment arms – weapon vs. no weapon * intransitive / active / passive / no-agent
Intransitive, no weapon:
A 52-year-old man died in an officer-involved shooting on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man.
The man got wounded in an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
Intransitive, weapon:
A 52-year-old man died in an officer-involved shooting on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man who was reportedly armed. The man got wounded in an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
No agent, no weapon:
A 52-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man. The man was shot in an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
No agent, weapon:
A 52-year-old man was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man who was reportedly armed. The man was shot in an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
Passive, weapon
A 52-year-old man was killed by a police officer on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man who was reportedly armed. The man was shot by police officers. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
Passive, no weapon
A 52-year-old man was killed by a police officer on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man. The man was shot by police officers. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
Active, no weapon
A police officer killed a 52-year-old man on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man. The police officer shot the man. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.
Active, weapon
A police officer killed a 52-year-old man on Friday night.
According to the Police Department, an officer responded to a home near 21st Street and Avenue C for a report of domestic violence just before 9:30 p.m. As the officer arrived, he came into contact with a 52-year old man who was reportedly armed. The police officer shot the man. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officer was hurt in the incident.