Here's a definition that should be acceptable to both sides.
Wokeness is the belief in three axioms:
1. Disparity is undesirable
2. Disparity is caused by discrimination
3. Applying different discrimination will reduce disparity
Those on the "for" side will agree with these axioms. Those on the "against" side will disagree with these axioms.
Once one side starts speculating on things like this, the other side starts speculating on things like what was an intoxicated man doing in the driver's seat on a car.
It's not helpful to the issue, which is that he was murdered by police, and that something needs to change to prevent something similar from happening again.
It doesn't make sense to compare absolute number of deaths across different cities. You need to normalise against number of police interactions with the public (approximated by population size * crime rate).
Wokeness is the belief in three axioms: 1. Disparity is undesirable 2. Disparity is caused by discrimination 3. Applying different discrimination will reduce disparity
Those on the "for" side will agree with these axioms. Those on the "against" side will disagree with these axioms.