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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:35 PM Oct 2013

You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist

Statistics from a 2004 National Safety Council report, the National Center for Health Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and 2003 mortality data from the Center for Disease Control

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You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist (Original Post) TalkingDog Oct 2013 OP

While This is 'Nice' to Know ... rustysgurl Oct 2013 #1

While this is true, they are using excessive force routinely these days. cui bono Oct 2013 #3

Something really needs to be done about the general authoritarian attitude of cops these days. cui bono Oct 2013 #2

How many more times is one likely BootinUp Oct 2013 #4

Well, if you count general harassment of "certain people" along with the death thing. TalkingDog Oct 2013 #5

Link(s) to source(s) would make this actionable. snot Oct 2013 #6

Here you go. TalkingDog Oct 2013 #7

LMFAO! Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #8

rustysgurl

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1. While This is 'Nice' to Know ...

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:39 PM

Oct 2013

It seems kind of common sense to me since we're surrounded by police officers on a daily basis and not many terrorists appear to have infiltrated my suburban locale.

cui bono

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3. While this is true, they are using excessive force routinely these days.

Reply to rustysgurl (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:15 PM

Oct 2013

Tasers when they should have restrained manually, guns when they should have used tasers. Selectively using more force on certain types of people. Shooting first, asking questions later. A general authoritarian attitude just because they like to let you know they are the powerful one and you must obey.

cui bono

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2. Something really needs to be done about the general authoritarian attitude of cops these days.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:13 PM

Oct 2013

Unfortunately, those that pay and train them want them that way I suppose. They are no longer there to "protect and serve" the people, but the corporate power structure.