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somethingwithbacon t1_iwoesci wrote
Reply to comment by Sufficient-Cup4180 in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
When the cost is a human life, 1/6 is an unacceptable failure rate. But pretend you’re on some moral high ground here.
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.
somethingwithbacon t1_iwmk93q wrote
Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
It means unarmed. In this case, a comparison between coroner reports, police reports, and death certificates. Source.
somethingwithbacon t1_iwm4op6 wrote
Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
So your claim is that 80% of guns are owned illegally, and these guns account for all crime? They claimed the disproportionate deaths are due to rate of gun ownership. They’re not.
somethingwithbacon t1_iwm3xvz wrote
Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
17% are unarmed, so start there.
somethingwithbacon t1_iwlxko7 wrote
Reply to comment by thestereo300 in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
The only states approaching 50% ownership are the Dakotas and West Virginia. Most of America’s guns are represented by gun nuts owning multiple. Regardless, gun ownership in the US is 3 times higher than ownership in Norway, yet the rate of fatal shootings by police in the US is 15 times higher. Cops are poorly trained in this country and we are far too accepting of cops killing citizens.
somethingwithbacon t1_iwlumm7 wrote
Reply to comment by mceric01 in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado
Police killed over 1,000 people in 2021. Almost 3/day, at a rate far higher than any other highly developed nation.
somethingwithbacon t1_j7r8j7k wrote
Reply to comment by 13B1P in "Don't spill the drink" gene successfully passed down by MeetingAromatic6359
He definitely caught that baby, too. Doesn’t count as dropped til it hits the ground.