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AftyOfTheUK t1_iwm2te4 wrote

Reply to comment by somethingwithbacon in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado

>Police killed over 1,000 people in 2021. Almost 3/day, at a rate far higher than any other highly developed nation.

How does that have any bearing on how many unjustified shootings there are?

Given a raw number (1000) without context means nothing. If 999 of them are justified, that's a pretty good rate.

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somethingwithbacon t1_iwm3xvz wrote

17% are unarmed, so start there.

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AftyOfTheUK t1_iwmiaf3 wrote

>17% are unarmed, so start there.

I'm very interest to read the data behind this. Does "unarmed" mean did not have a firearm, or did not have a weapon of any kind? Or were not being violent?

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somethingwithbacon t1_iwmk93q wrote

It means unarmed. In this case, a comparison between coroner reports, police reports, and death certificates. Source.

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