Cops Have Killed Every 8 Hours in 2015, Sending At Least Three People to Early Graves Per Day

Posted by Zenphamy 10 years, 2 months ago to Government
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So it looks like America's police force is starting out for a real bang-up year;
"As of February 15, only a month and a half into 2015, there has been at least 136 individuals killed by police in the United States since the first of the year.

The frighteningly high number averages out to three killed per day, or someone killed every eight hours. While there is no government-run database, Killed By Police has taken it upon themselves to keep track, and are doing a fantastic job thus far."

And;

Unofficially, it seems that American police kill more than all of the first world nations’ police departments combined!

That’s not the only mind-blowing perspective either. So far this year all cop killers have been other cops. This year the police seem to be far more likely to die as a result of police brutality than at the hand of a violent suspect."


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  • Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 2 months ago
    Thanks for posting. People have not completely waken up to how out of control our police forces are in the United States.
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 10 years, 2 months ago
    Although I count myself among those fearful of our police becoming a Gestapo fulfilling Obama's dictatorial dreams, I would have preferred the author compare this period to the U.S. for the last two to three years and detail the circumstances of the 136 incidents. Comparison with other countries is meaningless.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 2 months ago
    When an offier uses lethal force that looks unnecessary, the police say, "he was just following his training." Okay, then we need to look at that training.

    Also, it wouldn't hurt to have fewer laws but rigidly enforced and to have a population armed and willing to fight crime (in terms of protecting lives from violent criminals) themselves without relying only on police.

    The figures in the article are staggering. The countries mentioned have not adopted libertarian ideas like I suggested, yet they manage to kill many fewer suspects.
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