Friday, August 11, 2017

US Police Killing A Record Number Of Us

Police in the United States are breaking records in 2017 by killing a record number of the same people they claim to serve and protect, and there is no change in sight under the current administration.

In 2017 alone, police have killed 746 people in the U.S., according to the Killed By Police database, which puts this year on pace to become the deadliest year on record. In contrast, in the first seven months of 2016, police killed 714 people; the number was slightly higher in 2015 with 725 killed, and it was noticeably lower in 2014 with 663 killed and in 2013 with 353 killed.

You can read the details @
http://www.mintpressnews.com/2017-deadliest-on-record-for-killings-by-police/230803/

It's not quite the records being set in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the rationale seems to be the same. We are the enemy, and they have a license to kill.

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