585 People have been killed in America by the police this year as of August 9th

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[CavaliersFTW]

At this rate 750-1,000 might die by the end of the year.

Meanwhile the flu kills 36,000 Americans every year.

There are 320 million of us, most of those killed by police legitimately deserved it. Chill out.

[UK2K]

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Generally, only about 1/3 of those killed by police each year are unarmed.

So 180 or so.

As I pointed out before, your chances of being killed by police is about .0000076%.

[outbreak]

Generally, only about 1/3 of those killed by police each year are unarmed.

So 180 or so.

As I pointed out before, your chances of being killed by police is about .0000076%.

How many of the 180 were previously violent felons, going for the officers weapon or just attacking the officer?

[RedBlackAttack]

This sounds like a pretty heavy statistic... until you compare it to almost every other cause of death imaginable.

The U.S. still loses about 7,000 people a year due to HIV, yet it is nowhere near the news cycle anymore. Alcoholic liver disease kills around 20,000 people every year. Accidental poisoning is a big one... 38,851 in 2013 (the most recent year we have full CDC statistics for).

Hernia killed almost 2,000 people. You can look at the statistics for yourself.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf

Chances of being killed by a police officer are infinitesimal and they are also skewed due to suicide by cop.

[NumberSix]

But 76% if you're black though.

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What exactly counts as being "unarmed"? Is driving a car towards a cop "unarmed"? Is punching a cop then getting shot "unarmed"?

[niko]

That's not meaningful.

[Patrick Chewing]

Are the cops killing unarmed people doing us a service?


That's not what the title of your thread says you brainless dolt!

:lol

[bdreason]

More people died from falling down in the same time period.

[Richie2k6]

This sounds like a pretty heavy statistic... until you compare it to almost every other cause of death imaginable.

The U.S. still loses about 7,000 people a year due to HIV, yet it is nowhere near the news cycle anymore. Alcoholic liver disease kills around 20,000 people every year. Accidental poisoning is a big one... 38,851 in 2013 (the most recent year we have full CDC statistics for).

Hernia killed almost 2,000 people. You can look at the statistics for yourself.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr64/nvsr64_02.pdf

Chances of being killed by a police officer are infinitesimal and they are also skewed due to suicide by cop.
Not disagreeing with your overall point, but the message in the cop murder statistic is that those aren't supposed to happen, they're supposed to serve and protect. Death by medical catastrophes.. those have happened for millions of years and will continue to happen inevitably as it is part of nature. It's not in nature for cops to kill people for (often) illegitimate reasons

[CavaliersFTW]

Not disagreeing with your overall point, but the message in the cop murder statistic is that those aren't supposed to happen, they're supposed to serve and protect. Death by medical catastrophes.. those have happened for millions of years and will continue to happen inevitably as it is part of nature. It's not in nature for cops to kill people for (often) illegitimate reasons
"Cop murder statistic?"

That's not a murder statistic. ...the number of Cops guilty of Murder is not the same thing as what OP posted. Two completely different things. When people are killed by police, they are usually armed and/or dangerous, and the use of lethal force is both legal and justified and for good reason in the overwhelming majority of those statistics. Police do protect the people. Police are armed in order to protect civilians. Even the people who hate them benefit from their protection whether they want to admit it or not.

[~primetime~]

It isn't that hard to not get shot by a cop. First, don't break the law. Second, don't resist, if a cop tells you to get down then just get the fck down, even if you're innocent you should gtf down. Just listen to what they say, even if they are wrong or are abusing power don't talk back.

A lot of the unarmed that get shot or beaten resisted arrest... The officer told them to get down and they just didn't listen.

[senelcoolidge]

Well to the flu virus most of the people it kills deserved to die because they were weak (old people & children)

reported.:D

[Cactus-Sack]

"Hurr durr its k the po-lice ONLY 200 unarmed people a year. Serve and protect, amirite guize?" -Amerifat logic



Fvcking bootlickers deserve this

[UK2K]

180 'unarmed' suspects killed this year so far.

71 cops killed so far this year.

1000 deaths a year by cop (armed and unarmed) out of 13,000,000 annual interactions.

130 cop deaths per year.

The chances of your average criminal being killed by cops is much smaller than the chances of your average cop being killed by criminals.

I know it crushes the spirit of the anti-cop movement, but, think about it.

[Bigsmoke]

Maybe it's a good idea to not try to give these cops a hard time when they are trying to make an arrest.

[Patrick Chewing]

180 'unarmed' suspects killed this year so far.

71 cops killed so far this year.

1000 deaths a year by cop (armed and unarmed) out of 13,000,000 annual interactions.

130 cop deaths per year.

The chances of your average criminal being killed by cops is much smaller than the chances of your average cop being killed by criminals.

I know it crushes the spirit of the anti-cop movement, but, think about it.


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[longtime lurker]

180 'unarmed' suspects killed this year so far.

71 cops killed so far this year.

1000 deaths a year by cop (armed and unarmed) out of 13,000,000 annual interactions.

130 cop deaths per year.

The chances of your average criminal being killed by cops is much smaller than the chances of your average cop being killed by criminals.

I know it crushes the spirit of the anti-cop movement, but, think about it.

Nice sources. What's the breakdown of cops actually killed by criminals. From the sources I've seen, most cops are killed in car accidents.

[UK2K]

Nice sources. What's the breakdown of cops actually killed by criminals. From the sources I've seen, most cops are killed in car accidents.
Even if its 10%, my point still stands.

The odds of a cop being killed by a civilian is a lot higher than a civilian being killed by a cop.

So what's your point, exactly?

765,000 cops. 19 were killed by criminals last year.

13,000,000 cop/civilian interactions (that led to some sort of documentation). 1000 killed by cops (again, about 1/3 are considered unarmed without a weapon). That number doesn't include unarmed people who swing at cops *Mike Brown* or unarmed people who use other weapons (bats, poles, whatever).

Do the math.

19/765000 = .00002%

300 (being generous)/13,000,000 = .00002%

So I still don't know what your point is. The odds of being killed by a cop are slim to none, and the only reason anyone cares is because the media blows every incident up for ratings and uninformed dumbasses eat it up.

[The_Yearning]

It isn't that hard to not get shot by a cop. First, don't break the law. Second, don't resist, if a cop tells you to get down then just get the fck down, even if you're innocent you should gtf down. Just listen to what they say, even if they are wrong or are abusing power don't talk back.

A lot of the unarmed that get shot or beaten resisted arrest... The officer told them to get down and they just didn't listen.

You'd probably suck his d!ck if he tells you too, eh?

[UK2K]

You'd probably suck his d!ck if he tells you too, eh?
That wouldnt be a lawful order.

Put your cigarette out is, however.

[Godzuki]

u have a 2% chance of catching lyme disease from a tick bite > cop killing u :coleman:

[Kblaze8855]

Just listen to what they say, even if they are wrong or are abusing power don't talk back.

Thats where you hit the shaky area between right and intelligent. It may prevent an asshole cop from going too far...doesnt mean its morally wrong to respond to abuse because a jerk has on a badge.

Ive been put up against a fence and searched for drugs for walking to the store at night.

I didnt say anything....but I wouldnt have been wrong to.

[NugzFan]

of all the ways to die, this is the one I know will never, ever happen. why? because I dont do stupid shit. i dont get into altercations with the cops. I avoid illegal activities. I dont argue and yell at the police the few times I do have to talk to them.

[NugzFan]

180 'unarmed' suspects killed this year so far.

71 cops killed so far this year.

1000 deaths a year by cop (armed and unarmed) out of 13,000,000 annual interactions.

130 cop deaths per year.

The chances of your average criminal being killed by cops is much smaller than the chances of your average cop being killed by criminals.

I know it crushes the spirit of the anti-cop movement, but, think about it.

I hate the anti-cop movement these days. because now they have to be more careful about what they say and do. I want cops to have power - they are suppose to be a strong line of defense against the stupid people in our population. I dont want them to have to think about what people will say about them as they try to stop criminals.

[Jameerthefear]

I hate the anti-cop movement these days. because now they have to be more careful about what they say and do. I want cops to have power - they are suppose to be a strong line of defense against the stupid people in our population. I dont want them to have to think about what people will say about them as they try to stop criminals.
oh found a bootlicker

[Kblaze8855]

Id like to see how they get that list of 130. The list I found googling...of the first 20 officers dead only 3 were criminal on cop violence of any kind. Most were car accidents. They count those along with murders?

How about when a cop kills in a car accident? That go into the death by cop stats?

[NugzFan]

oh found a bootlicker

why should I have any reason to be anti-cop? yet I can think of many reasons to be pro-cop.

the more power they have, the better it is for me.

[Jameerthefear]

why should I have any reason to be anti-cop? yet I can think of many reasons to be pro-cop.

the more power they have, the better it is for me.
bootlicker.

[navy]

why should I have any reason to be anti-cop? yet I can think of many reasons to be pro-cop.

the more power they have, the better it is for me.
lol

[NugzFan]

You guys laugh all you want but whatever helps get rid of criminals is fine with me.