- In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
- There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
- While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
what number would be acceptable?
officers killed in the line of duty declined
In other words – violence continues to drop while the pigs get more and more violent.
https://www.facilities.udel.edu/safety/4689/
Cops are 22nd most dangerous career in America. They don’t even cut it in the TOP 20. This according to the University of Delaware. Good thing we LITERALLY give them military hardware and equipment to use on the citizens.
- Logging workers
- Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- Derrick operators in oil, gas, and mining
- Roofers
- Garbage collectors
- Ironworkers
- Delivery drivers
- Farmers
- Firefighting supervisors
- Power linemen
- Agricultural workers
- Crossing guards
- Crane operators
- Construction helpers
- Landscaping supervisors
- Highway maintenance workers
- Cement masons
- Small engine mechanics
- Supervisors of mechanics
- Heavy vehicle mechanics
- Grounds maintenance workers
- Police officers
- Maintenance workers
- Construction workers
- Mining machine operators
And police are tied with grounds maintenance, and maintenance workers. But only one of the three gets military hardware. ><
Delivery drivers
Confirm. Before the advent of the current doordash-uber-postmates fiasco, I worked delivery for four different restaurants. I went to neighborhoods where cops eating at our restaurant(s) flat out told me they won’t go. With a pocket full of cash, no backup, in my regular old not bulletproof personal vehicle.
I was strapped as fuck, of course, but still.
Cops are pussies.
I’m assuming most of the victims are unarmed. US police don’t like to shoot people that shoot back.
Probably not, but it’s kind of irrelevant either way. The real issue is the lack of functional de-escalation training and the incredibly low standards that need to be passed to be a cop (6 months or less of fuck all training, mostly only in offensive techniques.)
its also just the sheer number of problems police are expected to solve but all the training is how to shoot and handcuff people. The actual roles of police need to be split between several groups- you don’t need guns to write parking tickets, answer mental health calls and direct traffic. You don’t need patrol cars to have neighborhood peace keeping. Like the US needs to narrow what policing is and systematically reform the way policing is done.
The police are agents of the state. They exist to protect capital owner’s interests. They will kill you if they think you threaten the ruling class’ bag in any way. They are not obligated to protect you or your family and will shoot through you and your baby to get someone behind you that is holding a toy car.
Lemme make sure I get the facts straight:
- Police are killing people in increasing numbers
- Police are killing police in fewer numbers
- Police receive indoctrinating training which teaches them that they are a supreme individual entity while civilians are dangerous and the “other”
- Police are easily identified by their shield (badge) and their weapons, all of which are required as part of their duty within the police
- Police officers’ strongest weapon is their union
- Police frequently and harshly punish civilians for their “resistance”
Regarding the first two points: the most efficient way, in our federation, to avoid being killed or brutalized by the police is to join them?
TIL Police are the Borg.
