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somethingwithbacon t1_iwoci7j wrote

Reply to comment by Sufficient-Cup4180 in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado

Legally justified and morally justified are not the same thing.

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Sufficient-Cup4180 t1_iwodcfu wrote

Cool. I don’t care much about what you think is morally okay. I see a skewed reality on Reddit every day. Justified is what I’ll go off of. Thanks.

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somethingwithbacon t1_iwoesci wrote

When the cost is a human life, 1/6 is an unacceptable failure rate. But pretend you’re on some moral high ground here.

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Sufficient-Cup4180 t1_iwojvux wrote

I am not pretending on any high ground. Let’s say all 170 were not justified. That’s less than .01% of all LE contacts. This isn’t the epidemic you think it is.

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UnderdogRising t1_iwogw14 wrote

The justified number isn't the real number. The legal system and all. It doesn't get it right every time. 17% unarmed. Some clearly unjustified cases getting deemed "justified" by courts.

To really know this you would have to somehow calculate the bias the justice system has towards its own enforcement.

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