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bigtree

(86,005 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:25 AM Apr 2015

Comparison of U.S. deaths from police shootings with other nations

The Economist ?@TheEconomist 53m53 minutes ago

Deaths from police shootings:

America 458
Germany 8
Britain 0
Japan 0

http://econ.st/1IJ6ffY

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Comparison of U.S. deaths from police shootings with other nations (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2015 OP

Chilling.... democrank Apr 2015 #1

I've always believed that there is a ine line between cop and criminal notadmblnd Apr 2015 #2

» bigtree Apr 2015 #3

» bigtree Apr 2015 #4

I think that number probably undercounts police killings. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #5

democrank

(11,103 posts)

1. Chilling....

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:29 AM

Apr 2015

and it has to stop.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)

2. I've always believed that there is a ine line between cop and criminal

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 08:32 AM

Apr 2015

all law enforcement does is reinforce that belief for me.

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

3. »

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 01:46 PM

Apr 2015

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

4. »

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 02:30 PM

Apr 2015

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

5. I think that number probably undercounts police killings.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 02:33 PM

Apr 2015

I have a Google news tracker on this stuff, and it's two, three, four every frickin' day.

It's a rare day indeed when a cop somewhere in this country isn't killing somebody.

Some of them are justified. Others, not so much.

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