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eridani

(51,907 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:02 AM Apr 2015

Cops have killed way more Americans in America than terrorists have

http://boingboing.net/2015/04/14/cops-have-killed-way-more-amer.html

Police have killed more Americans on U.S. soil since the year 2000 than the Islamist terrorists. At Vox, Anand Katakam created an interactive map with data from Fatal Encounters, a nonprofit working to build a national database of police killings. This database, and the map Vox created, shows that US police have killed at least 5,600 people since the year 2000. That's many more than have died in terrorist attacks on American soil.

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Cops have killed way more Americans in America than terrorists have (Original Post) eridani Apr 2015 OP

wow marym625 Apr 2015 #1

Wow that puts that in perspective treestar Apr 2015 #2

Funny how police forces in Europe manage to do their jobs without executing a bunch of people n/t eridani Apr 2015 #4

maybe we should look to them for training purposes treestar Apr 2015 #5

That is SHOCKING. Police Reform MUST be a campaign issue in the next election, and let's stop sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #3

marym625

(17,997 posts)

1. wow

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:05 AM

Apr 2015

This makes it so much more real. Actually, it's surreal

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. Wow that puts that in perspective

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:05 AM

Apr 2015

we need better training for cops.

eridani

(51,907 posts)

4. Funny how police forces in Europe manage to do their jobs without executing a bunch of people n/t

Reply to treestar (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:14 AM

Apr 2015

treestar

(82,383 posts)

5. maybe we should look to them for training purposes

Reply to eridani (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 04:52 AM

Apr 2015

we have a macho western type of mentality going.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

3. That is SHOCKING. Police Reform MUST be a campaign issue in the next election, and let's stop

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 01:08 AM

Apr 2015

running all over the world killing people in foreign countries who have done nothing to us, and start protecting the people RIGHT HERE from these dangerous cops with guns and military equipment.

I wonder what a map of how many Americans they have beaten up and tortured would like?

Probably couldn't fit the all on a map.

Total Reform of the Civilian Police is needed before too many more Americans die right here in the US.

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