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> Given that every interaction with police has the potential for death Touch grass and stop perpetuating this nonsense, as if interacting with the police is li
by a4a4a4a4 4y ago
> Given that every interaction with police has the potential for death
Touch grass and stop perpetuating this nonsense, as if interacting with the police is like playing Russian roulette.
2019 had 634 deaths by police in the US [1].
From the Wiki article:
"The Washington Post has tracked shootings since 2015, reporting more than 5,000 incidents since their tracking began.[7] The database can also classify people in various categories including race, age, weapon etc. For 2019, it reported a total of 1,004 people shot and killed by police.[8][9] According to the database, 6,600 have been killed since 2015, including 6,303 men and 294 women. Among those killed, 3,878 were armed with a gun, 1,119 were armed with a knife, 218 were armed with a vehicle, 244 had a toy weapon, and 421 were unarmed."
So if you're not carrying a weapon (and probably also threatening the officer/someone with it), you're already way less likely to be killed.
How many police interactions are there per year in the US? 61.5 Million in 2018 [2]. That's a 0.00017% chance of dying per police interaction (assuming you're unarmed, 421 unarmed deaths over 4 years).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_killings_by_law_enfor...
[2] https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/cbpp18st.pdf https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/cbpp18st.pdf