License to kill: US police killed over 1,200 people in 2023 - eviltoast
  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Context matters, though. Having watched enough police body cam videos where people just start shooting at police for standard traffic stops, it’s no wonder why there’s a “kill or be killed” attitude with every American police interaction.

    Of course, there are always innocent victims, which is tragic no matter the situation.

    But I think there’s a large majority of people who are killed by police as either suicide by cop or because they initiated deadly force first.