“The FBI reports that in 2011, cops in America killed 404 suspects in acts of “justifiable homicide.” Astonishingly, though, as FiveThirtyEight reports, this number likely doesn’t include every civilian fatality that year since it relies on voluntary reporting and doesn’t include police homicides that aren’t justifiable. Still, 404 is a large number. By comparison, just six people were killed by police in Australia over the same period. Police in England and Wales killed only two people, and German police killed six. AP748818036139 AP/Charlie Riedel Gun control groups see the issue as an arms race between law enforcement and civilians. Last year, police in England did not record a single shooting fatality, with officers across the country only firing weapons on three occasions.”
— Why Do US Police Kill So Many People - Business Insider
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