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I live in France and I'm not worried, France and the US are apple and orange comparison : even when the French Police kills a known felon that was shooting at t
by jmnicolas 10y ago
I live in France and I'm not worried, France and the US are apple and orange comparison : even when the French Police kills a known felon that was shooting at them it's a huge scandal because he may or may not have faced the cop that killed him (recent story).
Look at the video were the police car was torched and the cop beaten with an iron bar. Do you think the perps would still be alive in the US ? The French cop didn't even think about using his gun and was commended for it.
- ZeroGravitas 10y agoA recent article, suggested that part of this was the standard for when you can legally use force is very different: "most European countries conform to the European Convention on Human Rights, which impels its 47 signatories to permit only deadly force that is “absolutely necessary” to achieve a lawful purpose. Killings excused under America’s “reasonable belief” standards often violate Europe’s “absolute necessity” standards." http://theconversation.com/why-do-american-cops-kill-so-many-compared-to-european-cops-49696 http://theconversation.com/why-do-american-cops-kill-so-many... They also suggest very poor training of cops is a big part of it, as well as racism and the prevalance of guns.