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You can also significantly adjust your odds of being killed by police by choosing behavior unlikely to attract lethal force. The core issue with terrorism is y
by ctdonath 11y ago
You can also significantly adjust your odds of being killed by police by choosing behavior unlikely to attract lethal force.
The core issue with terrorism is you have no such choice, the terrorist making the decision to kill people doing absolutely nothing to warrant lethal force.
ETA: I didn't say "make your odds 0%", I said "significantly adjust". Sure you could be shot for no reason, and a few are, but nearly all killings by police occur precisely because the decedent was knowingly perpetrating a crime for which lethal force was a not-unreasonable response. If you choose to not do something which police would reasonably kill you for, you will significantly reduce the odds of being killed by police.
The lead statistic would be more useful if we divide the odds between, say, those with vs without criminal records.
- jMyles 11y ago> You can also significantly adjust your odds of being killed by police by choosing behavior unlikely to attract lethal force. Well this is the part that it's dispute, particularly regarding people of color.
- briandear 11y agoPeople of color have the same ability to not conduct criminal activities or resist arrest or attack police officers as everyone else. Yet, why does a higher percentage choose to do so? Why is South Chicago less safe than the Appalachian per capita?
- task_queue 11y agoTell this to the mentally ill, whose first encounter with anyone trying to get them help usually involves police with guns who have a tendency to shoot them.
- a3voices 11y agoYou have a choice of not living near a large population center which draws more potential terrorist attacks.
- r00fus 11y agoOr you could significantly adjust your odds by being black, hispanic or poor.