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"estimates that 25 to 30 pet dogs are killed daily by police" Approximately 10000 per year, which is about equal to the number of human murder victims, and abo
by chmod600 5y ago
"estimates that 25 to 30 pet dogs are killed daily by police"
Approximately 10000 per year, which is about equal to the number of human murder victims, and about ten times the number of humans killed by police (justifiably or not) each year.
There are about 4 times as many humans in the US as dogs: https://financesonline.com/number-of-dogs-in-the-us/ https://financesonline.com/number-of-dogs-in-the-us/
I really wish articles would make context numbers like this clear. I had to poke around. Judge for yourself whether this is an epidemic, but do so based on some numbers that provide some grounding.
Disclaimer: I found these numbers quickly and probably made some mistakes, but I don't think they are wildly off.
- edgyquant 5y agoI really think they should be forced to use something like a tranquilizer or at least there has to be another response. Cops come into a home and the dog gets killed defending their owner. You can’t really tell a dog they aren’t supposed to do that.
- MichaelGroves 5y agoTranquilizer darts only work fast enough for self defense in video games.
- edgyquant 5y agoThat’s why I said “or another response.”
- adrianN 5y agoI'm a bit shocked that if I interpret your numbers correctly, police officers kill about 10% as many people as are killed in murders.
- chmod600 5y agoAs far as I can tell, that's about right. But to be clear, that says nothing about whether the police shootings are justifiable or not. It could be that, in many of those incidents, lethal force prevented the deaths of other people. But I don't have numbers to say one way or another.