mLive Article Rating'Frustrated and hurting': Michigan Democrats demand accountability after fatal police shooting in Grand Rapids
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "Gilchrist said people must commit through our words and deeds to working together where every interaction within our community, especially those with law enforcement, end with everyone able to return home to their families without harm." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "For all the voices raised to testify that Black Lives Matter, that justice must include us all, we are a long way from a just society." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Then, prosecutors must consider all the evidence, follow the law, and take appropriate action on charges, Whitmer said." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "We must come together and build a future where Black Michiganders are afforded equal rights, dignity, and safety in our communities, Whitmer said." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist issued a joint statement Wednesday in which they aounced they had spoken to the family of Patrick Lyoya, the man killed by a Grand Rapids police officer who was on top of Lyoya at the time of the shooting." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "In the statement, Whitmer assured the public that the Michigan State Police will conduct a transparent, independent investigation of the fatal shooting." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% :Gilchrist said people must commit "through our words and deeds" to working together "where every interaction within our community, especially those with law enforcement, end with everyone able to return home to their families without harm.49% : For all the voices raised to testify that Black Lives Matter, that justice must include us all, we are a long way from a just society.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.