Re:Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020
by bigfudge on Saturday April 24, 2021 @04:18PM
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It seems like it’s quite widely known that US police shoot everyone at a higher rather than any developed country. You can google those stats as well as anyone. That’s evidence for ‘brutality’, not excluding the possibility that they may also be brutalised by a difficult job with poor training.
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Re:Newark cops, with reform, didn't fire a single shot in 2020
by chitowneats on Saturday April 24, 2021 @09:03PM
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That is known. I'm asking for the evidence of racism. That charge is much more suspect when looking at the data, despite it being widely believed.
I'll add that much of the international criticism of the number of police shootings in America fails to take into account the number of guns the citizenry has, legally registered or otherwise. This leads to greatly increased risk for all involved and leads police to use tactics that might not be needed elsewhere.