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I can't read the article because of GDPR, but do they discuss whether police forces are more likely to request this gear if they are in a high crime area?
by gadders 6y ago
I can't read the article because of GDPR, but do they discuss whether police forces are more likely to request this gear if they are in a high crime area?
- jakelazaroff 6y ago> The newspaper’s analysis used the military’s database and paired it with a database of fatal police shootings from across the state, controlling for statistical variables like community income, rural-urban differences, racial makeup, and violent crime rates.
- drdec 6y agoHere's a relevant quote from the article: > The results paint a troubling picture: The more equipment a department receives, the more people are shot and killed, even after accounting for violent crime, race, income, drug use and population. Personally my first thought was that police that were already predisposed to kill suspects are more likely to want the military gear. But it wouldn't surprise me if the effect works but ways.
- hownottowrite 6y agohttps://archive.is/d1GIz https://archive.is/d1GIz