Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wichita police shooting

Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic... by Defenestresque on Friday December 29, 2017 @09:31PM (#16033460)

You're both right. While it's extremely unlikely that OP would have any kind of injury at the hands of police in the U.S. (just like in any other country), it is not a secret that the U.S. suffers from an exceedingly disproportionate likelihood of dying at the hands of both fellow citizens and police.

It's hard to overstate how completely alone the United States stands when the stats are compacted: [0]

Australia had 94 fatal police shootings between 1992 and 2011. The U.S. had 97 in March of 2015.

England and Wales had 55 fatal police shootings in the last 24 years. The U.S. had 59 in the first 24 days of 2015.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/the-counted-...

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Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic... by wallace_f on Friday December 29, 2017 @10:47PM (#16033754)

>While it's extremely unlikely that OP would have any kind of injury at the hands of police in the U.S.

Illegitimate violence from the state (the police) is actually common enough that I have seen it many times in my life; and I am a White, law-abiding person who makes a point to stay out of trouble.

I feel extremely safe and have always had friendly encounters with police in both Europe and East Asia.

Note the official stats don't include scenarios such as the ones around Gary Webb or Ian Murdock. We won't ever know what really happened, but they're extremely suspicious.

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Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic... by mcguire on Saturday December 30, 2017 @03:10PM (#16037224)

(Note: Australia has 1/13 the population of the US; England and Wales, 1/6.)

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