One in three police shootings involve unarmed people

[FreakinDJ]

Holly Shit Batman

Law enforcement officers in Harris County have shot 65 unarmed people since 1999, killing 17. These incidents represent more than a third of all local police shootings, but experts call them the most preventable.

After two unarmed teenagers were shot and killed in separate incidents last year, the Houston Chronicle analyzed 189 shootings by officers from 18 local law enforcement agencies in the past 5 1/2 years.

Officers' actions were ruled justified in nearly all of the shootings examined. A shooting can be legally acceptable if an officer believes someone's life is in danger.

But only half of those shot by police carried a gun or a knife. Another 7 percent held another object, such as a screwdriver, a piece of lumber or a pipe.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/One-in-three-police-shootings-involve-unarmed-1651275.php

Of course it goes on to say nearly ALL of the shooting were declared legal by the Police Dept.

[truedelphi]

1. And over 5,000 American civilians have been killed by police since

Nine eleven.