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But you can be arrested for crossing the street in the wrong place, and you can be shot by the police for any reason, including because they feel like it.

• tialaramex 4y ago
  To be fair the British cops sometimes shoot black people for dubious reasons too. It's taken a bit more seriously here (there will automatically be an investigation if anybody dies after police contact not only the extremes of "a cop shot them" or "he apparently committed suicide while in police custody" but even something like "Police called for a welfare check, decided everything was fine, but an hour later her boyfriend strangled her to death") - but it does happen which isn't great, and it is more notable since the vast majority of British cops don't have guns, so this means they specifically brought in armed police.
  • jen20 4y ago
    To be clear, this has likely happened fewer times in two decades in the UK than the average month in the US. It does happen, though, as you say.
    • Gordonjcp 4y ago
      I tried to post "fewer times in 20 years here than in one hour in the US", but apparently I was posting too fast, because apparently HN doesn't like people to have conversations.