Police killings highest in two decades

[donnay]

Police killings highest in two decades
At least seven police departments have been the subjects of federal reviews in the wake of fatal police shootings since 2010

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by Kevin Johnson | USA Today | November 12, 2014

The number of felony suspects fatally shot by police last year — 461— was the most in two decades, according to a new FBI report.

The justifiable homicide count, contained in the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report, has become increasingly scrutinized in recent months as questions continue to be raised about the use of lethal force by law enforcement.

National attention has been drawn to cases from New York to Albuquerque, though much of the focus is on Ferguson, Mo., where the restive St. Louis suburb awaits the decision of a grand jury weighing the fatal shooting in August of a black teenager by a white police officer.

The death of Michael Brown prompted weeks of protests and larger questions about the operations of a largely white department working in a majority African-American community. The Justice Department is conducting a parallel inquiry into the shooting Aug. 9 and a broader review into Ferguson law enforcement operations and whether the department has engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing.

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[JK/SEA]

i was wondering why i feel safer.

[Spikender]

If only Police killings were higher to match Police killings.

[squarepusher]

as inequality becomes greater, the enforcement arm (police) have to do more work to keep the pleb's down.

[Inkblots]

as inequality becomes greater, the enforcement arm (police) have to do more work to keep the pleb's down.

Bingo.

Incidentally, I can understand why at first blush John Public thinks it's odd that some of us spend so much time talking about the need for monetary reform and an end to the Federal Reserve System. It's a shame there's no simple way to explain the myriad second order effects it has on our society, such as the concentration of wealth in the hands of the financial class, and tertiary effects, like increased police brutality. I'd not believe it myself if I hadn't spent so long studying the problem.

[HOLLYWOOD]

http://kwout.com/cutout/9/4i/yv/7gy_bor.jpg

[KingNothing]

If there is a war on police, as police and the media love stating, they're winning it.

[helmuth_hubener]

We are experiencing record levels of Heroism.

[enhanced_deficit]

While build up of Police State has probably accelerated in last decade and I'm by no means expert in karma, it seems policing activities news in US have realy spiked since Nov 22, 2010.



Hypothetical: Does thugish behavior trickle down to policing institutions from the top (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?434839-Hypothetical-Does-thugish-behavior-trickle-down-to-policing-institutions-from-the-top&)
Is the ongoing Surge of Police State in America a Surge of Karma? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?444261-Is-the-ongoing-Surge-of-Police-State-in-America-a-Surge-of-Karma&)
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[HOLLYWOOD]

How's that saying go... The difference between a hero and a cop?

[Christian Liberty]

How's that saying go... The difference between a hero and a cop?

is that a hero will risk his life for your safety, while a cop will risk your life for his safety. Or something like that.

[CCTelander]

When it comes to being "protected & served," it appears that we mundanes are really getting our money's worth. /s

[Brett85]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=888044464539812&id=226997970644468


I am going to broach a subject in my syndicated column this week that people such as me are not supposed to talk about. By people such as me, I mean Christians, "conservatives," Republican-types, etc. "We" are NEVER supposed to criticize the police--not in any shape, manner, or form. ANY criticism of all things police (and military, for that matter) is immediately deemed to be "left-wing," "unpatriotic," etc. To criticize the police in any way brings immediate and vehement accusations that one is against law and order or is a "bleeding heart liberal," etc. I'm sure I'll even take a fair share of flack from my Facebook friends. But most will simply choose to ignore the column. My observation is "WE" are mostly very close-minded and don't tolerate ideas that are outside the box of what is heard on FOX NEWS or from today's milquetoast preachers.

However, it is an absolute FACT that today's law enforcement agencies are more and more militarized and more and more hostile to the American citizenry. More and more, police officers view the American people as "enemy combatants" and have a deeply imbedded "us versus them" mindset. More and more, law enforcement personnel are acting like soldiers, not peace officers. Examples of police abuse are becoming more and more frequent and more and more severe. If this breach of the public trust is not reined-in soon, it is going to get real ugly in this country.

When I grew up, we were all taught that policemen were our friends and we could always trust them. Hardly anyone teaches that to their children anymore. And, with all due respect, it is not the fault of the public. It is due to the increase in what can only be described as oppressive conduct by more and more police officers. Too many policemen have abused and misused the trust that the American people once placed in them. I'm sorry if you don't like to hear that, but it is the honest truth.

I am convinced that the federal government is intentionally turning our State and local police agencies against us. It is NOT accidental; it is DELIBERATE.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now the greatest influence on our local Sheriff's offices and police departments--not the citizens within the communities that policemen are sworn to protect and serve. DHS doles out millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of pieces of military hardware and equipment, and most of the advanced training guidelines and technics to local law enforcement today. Most people would be shocked if they really knew the kind of advanced military technology that local police agencies are using against the citizens of their communities.

Military special forces personnel are more and more the trainers of local police personnel. Washington, D.C., expects--and even insists--that our local police departments militarize themselves. To the miscreants inside the Beltway, the American people are seen as the real terrorists, not foreign enemies or criminal gang members pouring across the southern border. DHS is treating local police agencies in much the same way that the NAZI government used the local police agencies inside occupied countries. And, unfortunately, it seems that most of our Christian, "conservative," Republican-types are absolutely oblivious to the problem.

At any rate, that's the subject I'm dealing with in my column this week. Read it if you dare.

[Anti Federalist]

Meanwhile, police being killed by mundanes are at record low levels, not seen since the 1950s or before.

[coastie]

How's that saying go... The difference between a hero and a cop?

Look in my sig.:cool:

[acptulsa]

When it comes to being "protected & served," it appears that we mundanes are really getting our money's worth. /s

To Serve the Protection Racket

[CCTelander]

Meanwhile, police being killed by mundanes are at record low levels, not seen since the 1950s or before.


Imagine that.

[jbauer]

Wonder how many police died in the line of duty? Might make the number more relevant.

[phill4paul]

Wonder how many police died in the line of duty? Might make the number more relevant.

There's been a downwards trend. Google's your friend. In fact AF already stated that. You a cop sucker? With a moniker like jbauer, aka Jack Bauer, I figured you would troll along these lines.

[Anti Federalist]

40 by gunfire.

99 total in the line of duty including vehicle accidents.

That's for 2014, so far.

Up some from last year which was an all time record incredibly low amount.

105 total for 2013, 30 by gunfire.

http://www.odmp.org/search/year?year=2013

So the bad thing about this is the cops will say:

"See, our militarized tactics keep us safe!"

[Anti Federalist]

justifiable homicide count

And UNJUSTIFIED?

Oh wait, it's ALWAYS justified.

These numbers are cooked.

[Lucille]

FBI Report: Americans Less Violent than Ever, Except for Police
http://www.strike-the-root.com/fbi-report-americans-less-violent-than-ever-except-for-police

[acptulsa]

I want to know how many mundanes were killed by out-of-control police vehicles...

[Pericles]

We are experiencing record levels of Heroism.

Stop resisting

[tod evans]

I want to know how many mundanes were killed by out-of-control police vehicles...

Impertinent questions will not be tolerated!

Reprogramming drone has been dispatched....;)

[Occam's Banana]

justifiable homicide count
And UNJUSTIFIED?

Oh wait, it's ALWAYS justified.

These numbers are cooked.

Just so. Ain't no new news ...

Here's Becky Akers from 2007 (bold italics added): http://www.lewrockwell.com/2007/05/becky-akers/cops-gone-wild/


We can only envy such low fatalities [among police] since cops kill many times that number of civilians each year. And "justifiably," too: though it’s "murder" when a citizen kills a cop, it’s "justifiable homicide" when they kill us. A report from the US Department of Justice (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/ph98.txt) contains this stunner: "the use of deadly force against a police officer is almost never justified, while the use of deadly force by police often is … [K]illings by police are referred to as 'justifiable homicides,' and the persons that police kill are referred to as 'felons.'" What handy logic! Cops kill felons who are felons because cops killed them. "Police justifiably kill on average nearly 400 felons each year."

That estimate is low. It’s also unreliable. Despite a 1994 law ordering cops to report all shootings (http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/02/04/killer-cops-next-to-dc/), precincts "voluntarily" report only "justified" killings to the FBI. A neat trick, but you have to work for Leviathan to get away with it: when we murder, it’s reported. And "felons" are merely the beginning of the casualties. What about the innocent bystanders these reckless drivers and poor marksmen (http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/205/205lect02a.htm) slaughter? Or their murderous "mistakes," like 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston of Atlanta or bridegroom Sean Bell of New York City? (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0612/02/cnr.03.html) Dead civilians might as well be roadkill. Their deaths literally don’t count.

While cops drown their sorrows over their fallen fellows, let decent folk honor the fallen felons. It’s easy enough: just understand who the real criminals are.

(And here's Akers' LRC blog item from today about the OP article: http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/when-barney-kills/)

[acptulsa]

Impertinent questions will not be tolerated!

Reprogramming drone has been dispatched....;)

That wasn't an impertinent question. This is an impertinent question:

Officer, what gives a ham-handed, semi-competent, completely untalented loose nut behind the wheel of a topheavy SUV the right to nearly kill seven or eight innocent people chasing me down to take issue with my driving?

[tod evans]

While cops drown their sorrows over their fallen fellows, let decent folk honor the fallen felons. It’s easy enough: just understand who the real criminals are.


Just watch the response if a bunch of regular folks get together brandishing arms and wearing gang colors to commemorate one of their fallen....:eek: