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Are they? I prefer to ignore value comparisons not based on numbers.
by austincheney 6y ago
Are 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.