4 ms·

It's a guns issue, surely? Not got the exact stats but for 2019 I think police killings in the UK ~3 and US ~1000, with only a 5x difference in population. I'm

by nmca 6y ago

It's a guns issue, surely? Not got the exact stats but for 2019 I think police killings in the UK ~3 and US ~1000, with only a 5x difference in population. I'm a well spoken law abiding white guy and American cops frighten me. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enfo... https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/police-shootings-2019/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/police...

twyleo123 6y ago
Let's not forget that the police themselves have their own share of fallen officers. For 2019, ~150 officers killed, out of ~700k total LEO. https://www.odmp.org/search/year/2019 https://www.odmp.org/search/year/2019
- jessaustin 6y ago
  It seems you're overstating the case. When I click through I see causes of death like "heart attack" and "automobile crash". Other people die of those causes as well. Policing isn't even in the top ten most dangerous jobs. Save the honors for fishermen and lumberjacks.
  - twyleo123 6y ago
    Full data. I'll let you decide which deaths count and which don't. Total Line of Duty Deaths: 147 9/11 related cancer 24 Accidenta l1 Assault 3 Automobile crash 22 Drowned 1 Duty related illness 2 Explosion 1 Gunfire 48 Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2 Heart attack 19 Motorcycle crash 1 Struck by vehicle 14 Training accident 1 Vehicle pursuit 1 Vehicular assault 7
  - theonemind 6y ago
    They shoot-to-kill anything that they feel like threatens them. I can see how that might keep them pretty safe.
tathougies 6y ago
I'm a well spoken law abiding brown guy and American police don't frighten me. Have you considered your fears are not grounded in reality? Even with the cop killings as high as they are (and they should be lower), you are much more likely to be hurt by criminal violence than violence from the police.

by nmca 6y ago

twyleo123 6y ago

Let's not forget that the police themselves have their own share of fallen officers. For 2019, ~150 officers killed, out of ~700k total LEO. https://www.odmp.org/search/year/2019 https://www.odmp.org/search/year/2019

jessaustin 6y ago
It seems you're overstating the case. When I click through I see causes of death like "heart attack" and "automobile crash". Other people die of those causes as well. Policing isn't even in the top ten most dangerous jobs. Save the honors for fishermen and lumberjacks.
- twyleo123 6y ago
  Full data. I'll let you decide which deaths count and which don't. Total Line of Duty Deaths: 147 9/11 related cancer 24 Accidenta l1 Assault 3 Automobile crash 22 Drowned 1 Duty related illness 2 Explosion 1 Gunfire 48 Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2 Heart attack 19 Motorcycle crash 1 Struck by vehicle 14 Training accident 1 Vehicle pursuit 1 Vehicular assault 7
- theonemind 6y ago
  They shoot-to-kill anything that they feel like threatens them. I can see how that might keep them pretty safe.

tathougies 6y ago

I'm a well spoken law abiding brown guy and American police don't frighten me. Have you considered your fears are not grounded in reality? Even with the cop killings as high as they are (and they should be lower), you are much more likely to be hurt by criminal violence than violence from the police.