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minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down3·2 days agoDo they murder people? Ours murder a lot of people. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/policekillings_total.html
minus-squareTrackenDaKracken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoChina isn’t listed, but we couldn’t get reliable numbers from them anyway. China counts as a “wealthy” nation, no doubt. Also, France isn’t listed. I suspect the U.S. number is too low, as well. We all know our cops cover for each other and lie constantly.
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoBefore clicking on that link, guess how many people in the US are killed by police each year. Remember, this includes justified/self-defense kills, not just bad shootings. In a large country with an armed populous. How does the actual number compare to your guess?
minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoHoly shit. I thought like 80 might be expected for a 350 million population
Do they murder people? Ours murder a lot of people.
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/policekillings_total.html
China isn’t listed, but we couldn’t get reliable numbers from them anyway. China counts as a “wealthy” nation, no doubt. Also, France isn’t listed.
I suspect the U.S. number is too low, as well. We all know our cops cover for each other and lie constantly.
Before clicking on that link, guess how many people in the US are killed by police each year. Remember, this includes justified/self-defense kills, not just bad shootings. In a large country with an armed populous.
How does the actual number compare to your guess?
Holy shit. I thought like 80 might be expected for a 350 million population
They do! Often.