American Cops Just Killed More People in March than the UK Did in the Entire 20th Century
Posted by Zenphamy 10 years ago to Government
I'd decided to not post every Police killing this last month. I'll just do monthly rates now.
One of my earlier posts on the subject showed that police during the first part of the year were killing Americans at a rate of 3 per day, but during March, they out did themselves again. They're now up to nearly 4 per day.
This travesty has to stop. Arrest us, give us our trials--we don't deserve the Police State's Death Penalty.
"Just last month, in the 31 days of March, police in the United States killed more people than the UK did in the entire 20th century. In fact, it was twice as many; police in the UK only killed 52 people during that 100 year period.
According to the report by ThinkProgess, in March alone, 111 people died during police encounters — 36 more than the previous month. As in the past, numerous incidents were spurred by violent threats from suspects, and two officers were shot in Ferguson during a peaceful protest. However, the deaths follow a national pattern: suspects were mostly people of color, mentally ill, or both.
This high number in March increased the average for police killings from every 8.5 hours, to nearly 1 police killing every 6.5 hours in the US."
One of my earlier posts on the subject showed that police during the first part of the year were killing Americans at a rate of 3 per day, but during March, they out did themselves again. They're now up to nearly 4 per day.
This travesty has to stop. Arrest us, give us our trials--we don't deserve the Police State's Death Penalty.
"Just last month, in the 31 days of March, police in the United States killed more people than the UK did in the entire 20th century. In fact, it was twice as many; police in the UK only killed 52 people during that 100 year period.
According to the report by ThinkProgess, in March alone, 111 people died during police encounters — 36 more than the previous month. As in the past, numerous incidents were spurred by violent threats from suspects, and two officers were shot in Ferguson during a peaceful protest. However, the deaths follow a national pattern: suspects were mostly people of color, mentally ill, or both.
This high number in March increased the average for police killings from every 8.5 hours, to nearly 1 police killing every 6.5 hours in the US."
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None of that sounds like death sentence type crimes to me. There's just too many of these.
Usually when police misconduct is involved there is much more than killed which is not by definition necessarily a bad thing. As opposed to murder - except for those who mis state the Ten Commandments.
Strike 1.
I saw that video too. I can't imagine any preceding events that could mitigate that killing. So far it looks like an atrocity to me. Murder.
Regards,
O.A.
2. USA has 6x the population.
3. Maybe we should punish criminals rather than coddle them so they wouldn't be motivated to commit crime.
4. Propaganda titles like this on are needed for incorrect arguments.
PS - Arm the American people like the Swiss and the problem will solve itself!
As for the rest of it the differences are between what they say with little difference if any between what they do. Ergo Sum. The two make up the Government Party and work in concert with each other to remain in power.
To change your local police problem use the recall. If you don't have the recall you are a slave state.
You continue to make the assumption that cops generally kill without sufficient cause; I am not willing to make that assumption. As has been noted here, most killings are in big cities where racial tension and aggression against cops is the greatest and - in some cases - where gun control has been imposed.
Obviously, we can both be concerned about those cases where cops are out of line.
Another, the use of statistics with total disregard for context is a scare tactic used to influence emotion in place of proper judgment and is easily seen through, especially by people on this site.
All that said, I once attempted to join the police force about 25 years ago. I didn't make it and I was under the impression, by the questions on the application and in the interview and in the general attitude that they were looking for people who were willing to enforce the law as it is written and not as it would be right. To follow orders and never question them. My respect for the police has never been the same and I always have that "big brother is watching you" feeling any time the police are around.
The point being that the problem is not the position of power that we put these people in, the problem is the power that we give to that position.
Ahmmm, Ban Police ?????
I don't see Pelosi and Feinstein yelling how scary the police are
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For that fact more people were killed by blunt objects then either one of these causes. Over zealousness can cause far more problems, especially when facts are distorted, or bent to fit a specific objective.
Txs for that referral.
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