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> The system isn't perfect by any mean but to give you an example of how infrequent Police murders are, our local BLM movement had to find a 4 year old case as
by dominotw 6y ago
> The system isn't perfect by any mean but to give you an example of how infrequent Police murders are, our local BLM movement had to find a 4 year old case as their "George Floyd".
Thats not same comparison though, people dont' own firearms in france like they do in USA.
- NicoJuicy 6y agoYes it does. Since a country is made by laws and statistics show the end-result of those policies. Fyi: It's perfectly fine to own a (normal ) fun in France with a license and a psychological test. Just like other places in Europe.
- dominotw 6y agosure you are right but gp comment seem to have implied that it was result of 'police of police' and enquiries. I was just saying that the variables are different to draw that conculsion.
- michaelmrose 6y agoThere is nothing about the mere existence of firearms in the nation that requires them to shoot at point that don't both possess them and make moves to use them on the police. If someone hasn't yet presented you with a threat of deadly violence you just don't get to use it on them.
- jmnicolas 6y agoYou're right about legal firearms, there are much less of them in France. However criminals have no trouble equipping themselves, and Kalashnikov shootings are quite frequent between rival gangs.
- adamsea 6y agoIt’s no excuse but my understanding is the issue here in the US is sort of the random traffic stop - what if the person the cop stops has a gun? Thus every interaction with a probably “non-criminal” citizen or whatever carries fear and danger. Again, no excuse at all. But I do think there’s a relation between racist (and all) police violence, and the overall violence in our society - which firearm ownership is one aspect of.