Police Have Killed 400 People in 2015, A New Grieving Family Every 7.5 Hours
I am posting just a tiny part of this article, currently posted at Alternet because it has a a few facts that do stand out in stark contrast to each others: It isn't terribly long, but, I think, useful and I feel several people at Daily Kos will like this info.
As of May 5, 2015, the police in the United States of America have killed 401 people that we know of.
Deaths By Law Enforcement 2015:
91 in the 31 days of January
85 in the 28 days of February
115 in the 31 days of March
101 in the 30 days of April
8 people in the 5 days of May
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Meanwhile, the Officer Down Memorial Page is reporting gunfire related deaths of on-duty officers is down 43%.
Law Enforcement Deaths 2015:
9/11 related illness: 2
Accidental: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 12
Gunfire: 8
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 10
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
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Deaths of officers directly at hands of suspects this year:
0 in January
0 in February
6 in March
0 in April
2 in May
Doubtlessly this uses up what's available through fair-use limits but says pretty much everything I'd like to highlight.
The rest of the article fleshes out the background on these numbers and highlights the fact that cops are simply out of control across the US.