Monday night marked the passing of 1,000 people killed by police in the U.S. this year. Although officers claim these killings were justified, video evidence and witness statements often contradict the official narrative.
In contrast, 105 law enforcement officers have died since the beginning of the year. Last year, the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund reported 117 officer fatalities. Instead of waging a fictitious war on cops, officer fatalities have actually been declining since 2007 and 2001, which reported 192 and 241 deaths respectively.
According to KilledByPolice.net, police in the U.S. have killed at least 1,000 people this year and 1,108 people last year. Although The Guardian has only counted 960 deaths, it appears that the British newspaper is not quite up-to-date. But according to The Guardian’s preliminary investigation, approximately 1,100 people will die at the hands of police officers before the end of the year. And not all of them will be justified.
On the evening of August 26, three Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies allegedly beat a mentally ill man to death in a California jail. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder with a history of mental illness, Michael James Tyree, 31, was waiting to be transferred to a 24-hour adult treatment program when deputies Matthew Farris, Jereh Lubrin, and Rafael Rodriguez entered his cell and assaulted Tyree for roughly 20 minutes as he begged for mercy.
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People are becoming more violent and disrespect for the police is an Obama policy. As the economy keeps crashing crime increases.
ReplyDeleteSome are obviously unjustified, some appear unjustified until all the facts are known and "the rest of the story" is told.
ReplyDeleteBut many cases, it was somebody who needed killing.
Police need to boycott. But they aren't allowed per constitution.
Deleteonly 1,000 killed out of 46 million calls for service per year in the US? Excellent work, the numbered would be much hugher without the dedication of these officers.
ReplyDeleteTo me it isn't the number killed as much as it is the who that they've killed. Wheelchair bound double amputees, children playing, people 'complying', the guy with a few grams of pot [at the wrong house or bad informant info], children in their cribs.., on and on the innocents are gunned down. And., what kind of sentences are dolled out, if at all.., time served., or a couple years probation. It sickens me., they sicken me.
ReplyDeletelol. Tv shows aren't real.
Delete2:44 Thank you for your kind words. My husband is a retired police officer as well as our son.
ReplyDeletePeople are becoming more violent and disrespect for the police is an Obama policy. As the economy keeps crashing crime increases.
ReplyDeleteNovember 7, 2015 at 2:16 PM
crime is down 50%
cops have guns , obey the law , don't give them a bunch of crap , remember they have guns idiots. I forgot to mention , the guns they have bullets in them.
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