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Statistics absolutely say that encounters with police in the US are statistically far more dangerous than other developed countries. As far as I know, statistic
by longerthoughts 8y ago
Statistics absolutely say that encounters with police in the US are statistically far more dangerous than other developed countries. As far as I know, statistics do not say US police are generally murderous cowards or that an officer in the US is more likely to be morally bankrupt - you are saying that.
Given that police in the US are more likely to encounter dangerous situations than other developed countries [0], it seems plausible that officers in the US enter interactions with a higher level of fear are more likely to do something stupid as a result. Apparently whatever screening and training they get isn't enough because these are the people who are supposed to be able to handle these exact situations.
[0] https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-police-shootings-statistics https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-p...