cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/165312
Nature, Published online: 23 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01271-0
Two studies show the extent of gunshot wounds inflicted by police and link certain police-department policies with a lower death toll.
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Police are explicitly trained to keep firing until the person at the very least collapses, and will often shoot people on the ground if it looks like they are reaching for or aiming a weapon (slightly moving a limb, probably out of agony).
American police would rather see you dead than be in a situation they are not 100% in control of. Managing an interaction with them is like dealing with a dangerous wild animal.
US police also face no consequences for shooting someone.
Each year, US police fatally shoot about 1,000 people, a toll greater than in any other developed country.
They found that people killed by police had an average of nearly six gunshot wounds, compared to nearly four for people killed by civilians.
Are they suggesting that 6 weeks of training is not enough? Maybe US cops are just fast learners compared to the rest of the world?
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