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> It's an extremely delicate judgment call made in split seconds that often means the difference between life and death How come cops in many other countries a
by FDSGSG 6y ago
> It's an extremely delicate judgment call made in split seconds that often means the difference between life and death
How come cops in many other countries are so much better at making these judgement calls than in the US?
- austincheney 6y agoAre they? I prefer to ignore value comparisons not based on numbers.
- augustt 6y agoGerman cops fired 85 bullets _total_ in 2011. Florida cops shot almost 200 bullets into a UPS truck, killing a hostage and bystander in 2019.
- tal8d 6y agoThere were 2174 incidents of murder/manslaughter in Germany that year... given that context, "85 bullets _total_" sounds like a massive orgy of violence on the part of German LEOs. There were 6 times that many murders in the US that same year, manslaughter not included.
- ookdatnog 6y agoIt's just one stat but the number of killings by law enforcement in the US is by far the highest in the first world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc... The gap with other first world countries is absolutely enormous.
- bitcharmer 6y agoYes they are. Ask anyone living in the UK, for a good comparison. Cops here are very well trained in de-escalation. Something American police probably never heard about.