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Re:“Swatter” Tyler Barriss Charged with Involuntary Manslaug... by DanBC on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @08:28AM (#16157979)
It is ridiculous that US police shoot so many people, kill so many people, and that the US doesn't even count how often this happens.

That's baffling to me.

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Re:“Swatter” Tyler Barriss Charged with Involuntary Manslaug... by mcphage on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @08:40AM (#16158042)
> the US doesn't even count how often this happens

The first step in ignoring a problem is deliberately rejecting any attempts to determine how often it occurs. If the police admitted how often it happened, it would just add fuel to those trying to stop it.

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