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In reply to the discussion: Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)35. We all know police killings, including what amount to executions,
have been going up, that most cops believe they can kill without risk of prosecution, that this dreadful situation has to be reversed.
I believe this trend is an indication of growing RW authoritianism in many communities.
But in the interest of perspective, because none of us want to be as dumb as trumpists, here's some information.
According to Campaign Zero, in 2020 nationally, 1,127 people were killed by police, 96% by guns.
121 of those were traffic stops.
According to a Stanford study, police make over 50,000 traffic stops a day, over 20,000,000 per year.
121 of those were traffic stops.
According to a Stanford study, police make over 50,000 traffic stops a day, over 20,000,000 per year.
So here we are:
121 civilian deaths during traffic stops are "many."
121 deaths per 20,000,000 traffic stops may be too many, but numerically 0.000605% is not "many."
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And in the moment of confrontation, how is the cop supposed to know whether the person is armed?
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#11
So you're honestly comparing kids breaking school rules to adults breaking laws?
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#27
Yeah but they've lost the benefit of the doubt on that "use of force" now and some are ...
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#31
Yeah, the anti-cop extremism on DU is something else, especially for a "reality based community."
Jedi Guy
Nov 2021
#38
I got away with a lot of shit when I was a wild young thing because I was white.
hunter
Nov 2021
#41
It's their training. Cops are taught everyone presents a threat and all encounters are potentially
sop
Oct 2021
#5
Why? Because police have guns but most of them don't have the temperament or wisdom...
hunter
Oct 2021
#14
Covid has shown that the "feared for their lives" claim is completely bogus.
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2021
#16
"contempt of cop"? More like weak-minded and insecure cops licking their wounds by killing those
Solly Mack
Nov 2021
#33