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jnffinest96 t1_j9zjaxr wrote

Reply to comment by kafelta in Workers tasked with moving products in the U.S. food and beverage supply chain are at a high risk of severe injuries and fatalities — Grocery wholesalers and grocery retail stores saw the highest number of injuries, followed closely by the warehousing and storage groups by marketrent

Idk if its true but I heard walking across the street is more dangerous than being a police officer on a per minute basis

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Ere_bu_s t1_ja0sa14 wrote

That seems like statistic fuckery. For example, taking all the times anyone has been injured walking across the street vs. all the times any cops are hurt on the job and dividing by time.

But that doesn't account for the fact that way more people are crossing the street pretty much constantly and that traffic accidents in general are one of the highest sources of death and injury.

Also, while being a cop might not be as dangerous as working in construction (depending on where you're a cop) the danger of construction is environmental. Accidents. Machinery. Etc etc.

The danger of being a cop is actively antagonistic people who are out to hurt you. And traffic. Maybe less danger in quantity, but I'd say more dangerous in quality.

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_ja2n3uc wrote

>The danger of being a cop is actively antagonistic people who are out to hurt you. And traffic.

You can check the statistics via FBI publications on injuries for police every year. IIRC, more than half the injuries were from non-pursuit traffic incidents. Actual injuries from interacting with criminals/aggravated people were extremely low in comparison. Seeing how some police drive around here, doesn't surprise me.

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AdvonKoulthar t1_ja1qqh1 wrote

Yeah, plus police work isn’t just “chase criminals for 8 hours a day”

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