Fatal police shootings in 2015 approaching 400 nationwide

[lostinblue 1,989]

Fatal police shootings in 2015 approaching 400 nationwide

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fatal-police-shootings-in-2015-approaching-400-nationwide/2015/05/30/d322256a-058e-11e5-a428-c984eb077d4e_story.html

A national debate is raging about police use of deadly force, especially against minorities. To understand why and how often these shootings occur, The Washington Post is compiling a database of every fatal shooting by police in 2015, as well as of every officer killed by gunfire in the line of duty. The Post looked exclusively at shootings, not killings by other means, such as stun guns and deaths in police custody.

Using interviews, police reports, local news accounts and other sources, The Post tracked more than a dozen details about each killing through Friday, including the victim’s race, whether the person was armed and the circumstances that led to the fatal encounter. The result is an unprecedented examination of these shootings, many of which began as minor incidents and suddenly escalated into violence.

Among The Post’s findings:

●About half the victims were white, half minority. But the demographics shifted sharply among the unarmed victims, two-thirds of whom were black or Hispanic. Overall, blacks were killed at three times the rate of whites or other minorities when adjusting by the population of the census tracts where the shootings occurred.

Investigation Finds White Males Are Victims of Police Shootings More Than Black Males, Almost 2:1

- See more at: http://gunsnfreedom.com/investigation-finds-white-males-are-victims-of-police-shootings-more-than-black-males-almost-21/5244#sthash.T8qRfMBA.dpuf

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So the subtext here is get a gun so you can defend yourself against LEO's as well as terrorists.

[Jacque67 7,328]

So the subtext here is get a gun so you can defend yourself against LEO's as well as terrorists.

Lol!

[Boiler 46,328]

Doing a Jenner seems a better idea.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Why do they shoot more white women than black women? Obvious discrimination.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I'm surprised you posted this lib, it shows a prejudice by police towards minorities. Are the oxygen levels ok in the bunker?

●About half the victims were white, half minority. But the demographics shifted sharply among the unarmed victims, two-thirds of whom were black or Hispanic. Overall, blacks were killed at three times the rate of whites or other minorities when adjusting by the population of the census tracts where the shootings occurred.

[Boiler 46,328]

Blatant sex discrimination

Everything else is minor

[Teddy B 17,252]

Blatant sex discrimination

Everything else is minor

Damn cops need to shoot more women!

ETA: I would say that having three times as many blacks killed as whites or other minorities is a bit more than a minor issue. It shows excessive force being used on blacks compared to the others.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Teddy B

[Jacque67 7,328]

I feel sorry for the "unknowns"...

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I'm surprised you posted this lib, it shows a prejudice by police towards minorities. Are the oxygen levels ok in the bunker?

You know he didn't read this all the way through. He saw the kids on top of the police car and assumed it would come out in his favor.

Damn cops need to shoot more women!

ETA: I would say that having three times as many blacks killed as whites or other minorities is a bit more than a minor issue. It shows excessive force being used on blacks compared to the others.

Yes, and it's going to get worse with body cams showing it and police officers still being acquitted.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Damn cops need to shoot more women!

ETA: I would say that having three times as many blacks killed as whites or other minorities is a bit more than a minor issue. It shows excessive force being used on blacks compared to the others.

But more white women were killed than black women. Police use excessive force on white women.

[Boiler 46,328]

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Why are white women almost twice as likely to be killed by a cop vs black women?

[Jacque67 7,328]

Why are white women almost twice as likely to be killed by a cop vs black women?

Didn't you know? Black women are more submissive!

[Boiler 46,328]

More difficult to see at night?