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US police shootings 'grossly underreported'

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5 points by onethree 11 years ago · 1 comment

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duncan_bayne 11 years ago

So, 16% of those shot are unarmed, or armed with toys (that presumably resemble real weapons).

That's something that should be considered - more than 84% of people shot by cops are armed with lethal weapons. Knowledge of that statistic might sway you when considering a shoot / no-shoot reaction.

I think there are many problems at work here, and police brutality and militarization are just two of them.

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